Where does “Dea” come from?

Dea (Latin) comes from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dea (Latin): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “Dea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latindeivagoddess, deity
2Proto-Italicdeiwāgoddess
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Dea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →