Where does “Deus” come from?

Deus (Latin) comes from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Deus (Latin): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Deus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Deus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-