Deus etymology

Latin

Latin word Deus comes from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-, Proto-Indo-European *di-, and later Proto-Indo-European *deywós (God.)

Etymology of Deus

Detailed word origin of Deus

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*dyeu- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*di- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*deywós Proto-Indo-European (ine) God.
*deiwos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) God, deity.
deiuos Old Latin (itc-ola)
*dẹ̄vos Latin (lat)
Deus Latin (lat) God (in a Judeo-Christian context).

Words with the same origin as Deus

Descendants of *dyeu-

dea dei deus diem dies edepol hodie