Where does “Deus” come from?

Deus (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Deus, 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 (Portuguese): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Deus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseDeus
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Deus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-