Where does “sem-deus” come from?

sem-deus (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.

sem-deus (Portuguese): atheist

Definitions

  1. atheist

Ancestry of “sem-deus”, step by step

sem-deus 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 Proto-Indo-European sem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-