Where does “semideus” come from?

semideus (Latin) comes from Latin Deus, 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.

semideus (Latin): half-god

Definitions

  1. half-god

Ancestry of “semideus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “semideus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-