Where does “deus” come from?

deus (Old French) 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.

deus (Old French): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “deus”, 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 “deus”

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