Etymology of the English word deify
the English word
deifyderived from the French word
déifierderived from the Latin word
deificare (deify; make one a god)
derived from the Late Latin word
deificus (rendering god-like, making divine, deific)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
deusderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dyeu-derived from the Old French word
deifierderived from the Latin word
deificare (deify; make one a god)
derived from the Late Latin word
deificus (rendering god-like, making divine, deific)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
deusderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dyeu-Date
The earliest known usage of deify in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
semideify,
deified,
deifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
