Where does “semideus” come from?

semideus (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.

semideus (Portuguese): demigod

Definitions

  1. demigod

Ancestry of “semideus”, step by step

semideus 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 Latin semideus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsemideushalf-god
2Latinsēmi-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →