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Where does “divinitas” come from?

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

divinitas (Latin): divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of...

Definitions

  1. divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of...

Ancestry of “divinitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīvīnus—
2Latindīvus—
3Old Latindeivosgod, deity
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “divinitas”

  • due
  • duty
  • duly
  • deity
  • divinity
  • dew
  • undue
  • unduly
  • dutiful
  • overdue
  • deuce
  • dutifully
  • deification
  • deism
  • deuced
  • pard
  • dutiable
  • deist
  • bedewed
  • undutiful
  • honeydew
  • deify
  • joss
  • deistic
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