Where does “deicid” come from?

deicid (Romanian) comes from French déicide, from Latin deicida, 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.

deicid (Romanian): deicide

Definitions

  1. deicide

Ancestry of “deicid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéicidedeicidal; deicide
2Latindeicidaslayer of God
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →