Where does “semizeu” come from?

semizeu (Romanian) comes from Romanian zeu, 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.

semizeu (Romanian): demigod

Definitions

  1. demigod

Ancestry of “semizeu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “semizeu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →