Where does “Deus Pai” come from?

Deus Pai (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Deus, 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 Pai (Portuguese): God the Father

Definitions

  1. God the Father

Ancestry of “Deus Pai”, step by step

Deus Pai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Deus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseDeusGod
2Old PortugueseDeus—
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Portuguese Pai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePaiGod
2Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
3Old Portuguesepadrefather
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →