divus

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

*dyeu- (Proto-Indo-European)

*di- (Proto-Indo-European)

*deywós (Proto-Indo-European)

God.

*deiwos (Proto-Italic)

God, deity.

deiuos (Old Latin)

*dẹ̄vos (Latin)

Deus (Latin)

God (in a Judeo-Christian context).

divus (Latin)

God, fairy Godlike, godly. Of or belonging to a deity; divine.

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