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Etymology of the Latin word deus

the Latin word deus
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyeu-

Derivations in Latin

deitas, semideus, dea, deificus, deiformis, deicida, deipara, deivirilis

Derivations in other languages

English deus, French déisme, French déiste, French deisme, French déicole, French dieu, Italian dio, Portuguese deus, Portuguese deos, Romanian zău, Romanian zeu, Spanish dios

Cognates

Catalan deu, Dutch tien, English ten, French dieu, French dix, German zehn, Greek deka, Icelandic tíu, Italian dieci, Italian dio, Latin decem, Lithuanian dievas, Portuguese dez, Portuguese deos, Provençal deus, Spanish dios, Spanish diez, Swedish tio

Usage

Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin



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