deus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- god, deity
- an imperial epithet (for deified emperors)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Latin deivos (god, deity) inherited from Proto-Italic *deiwos (deity, god) derived from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one, deity, shine, god that which belongs to heaven), *dyew- (sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dyew-
Gloss
sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
日
Emoji
☁️ ✈️ ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌪️ 🌬️ 🔭 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dis English
- Dorotheus English
- Pangaea English
- Pannotia English
- Zeus English
- deify English
- deiparous English
- deism English
- deity English
- deva English
- divination English
- divine English
- divinity English
- fanum English
- juglans English
- misotheism English
- pantheism English
- polypantheism English
- theism English
- theosoph English
- theosophe English
- theosophy English
- deismi Finnish
- -ismus Latin
- Deus Latin
- Diana Latin
- Iovem Latin
- Iovis Latin
- Pollux Latin
- deificatio Latin
- deifico Latin
- deificus Latin
- deificāre Latin
- deificō Latin
- deiformis Latin
- deitas Latin
- diurnālis Latin
- dives Latin
- divinus Latin
- divus Latin
- diēs Latin
- dulcis Latin
- dulcis, dulcem Latin
- dīva Latin
- dīvus Latin
- dīvīnitātem Latin
- dīvīnus Latin
- edepol Latin
- fanaticus Latin
- fānum Latin
- hodiernus Latin
- ioviālis Latin
- meridianus Latin
- meridies Latin
- merīdiānum Latin
- merīdiōnālis Latin
- profanus Latin
- theos Latin
- theosophia Latin
- theosophus Latin
- ē Latin
- -ismus German
- Agrammatismus German
- Aristotelismus German
- Deismus German
- Pandeismus German
- Pangäa German
- Theismus German
- deizmus Hungarian
- Diana Italian
- Fano Italian
- Zeus Italian
- deh Italian
- deificare Italian
- deiforme Italian
- diario Italian
- dio Italian
- semidio Italian
- deva Dutch, Flemish
- deïsme Dutch, Flemish
- Zeus French
- dieu French
- doux French
- déisme French
- déiste French
- déité French
- panthéisme French
- théisme French
- théodicée French
- théosophe French
- Зевс Russian
- Zeus Spanish, Castilian
- deificar Spanish, Castilian
- dios Spanish, Castilian
- endiosar Spanish, Castilian
- panteísmo Spanish, Castilian
- semidiós Spanish, Castilian
- teísmo Spanish, Castilian
- teísta Spanish, Castilian
- Διαγόρας Ancient Greek
- Διογένης Ancient Greek
- Διοκλῆς Ancient Greek
- Διομέδων Ancient Greek
- Διομήδης Ancient Greek
- Διοπείθης Ancient Greek
- Διοφάνης Ancient Greek
- Διόδοτος Ancient Greek
- Διόδωρος Ancient Greek
- Διόσκορος Ancient Greek
- Διότιμος Ancient Greek
- Διόφαντος Ancient Greek
- Διόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Δοσίθεος Ancient Greek
- Δωρόθεος Ancient Greek
- Ζεύς Ancient Greek
- Θεαίτητος Ancient Greek
- Θεογένης Ancient Greek
- Θεοδοσία Ancient Greek
- Θεοκλύμενος Ancient Greek
- Θεονόη Ancient Greek
- Θεοτόκος Ancient Greek
- Θεοφάνης Ancient Greek
- Θεόδωρος Ancient Greek
- Θεόκριτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμβροτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμνηστος Ancient Greek
- Θεόπομπος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφραστος Ancient Greek
- Θουκυδίδης Ancient Greek
- Τιμόθεος Ancient Greek
- δηθά Ancient Greek
- διιπετής Ancient Greek
- διοπετής Ancient Greek
- διοτρεφής Ancient Greek
- δῆλος Ancient Greek
- δῖος Ancient Greek
- ζάθεος Ancient Greek
- θεοειδής Ancient Greek
- θεολόγος Ancient Greek
- θεοπάθεια Ancient Greek
- θεοπληξία Ancient Greek
- θεοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- θεόμαχος Ancient Greek
- θεόπνευστος Ancient Greek
- θεός Ancient Greek
- θεόσεπτος Ancient Greek
- θεόσοφος Ancient Greek
- θεόφιν Ancient Greek
- θεῖος Ancient Greek
- παν- Ancient Greek
- ἀντίθεος Ancient Greek
- ἀποθεόω Ancient Greek
- ἀπόθεος Ancient Greek
- ἄθεος Ancient Greek
- ἔνθεος Ancient Greek
- ἠγάθεος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόθεος Ancient Greek
- *deywós Proto-Indo-European
- *diwyós Proto-Indo-European
- *dyew(p) Proto-Indo-European
- *dyew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dyḗm Proto-Indo-European
- *dyḗws Proto-Indo-European
- *dyḗws, *Dyḗws ph₂tḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *déywih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- Zevs Norwegian Bokmål
- deisme Norwegian Bokmål
- teofani Norwegian Bokmål
- Zeus Portuguese
- antideus Portuguese
- deificar Portuguese
- deus Portuguese
- panteísmo Portuguese
- profano Portuguese
- semideus Portuguese
- teísmo Portuguese
- *Tīwas dagaz Proto-Germanic
- *Tīwaz Proto-Germanic
- *langatīnaz Proto-Germanic
- Zevs Norwegian Nynorsk
- deisme Norwegian Nynorsk
- teofani Norwegian Nynorsk
- Tiw Old English
- अद्य Sanskrit
- ज्यौ Sanskrit
- दिन Sanskrit
- देव Sanskrit
- देवता Sanskrit
- देवनागरी Sanskrit
- देवभाषा Sanskrit
- देवयज्ञ Sanskrit
- देवयान Sanskrit
- dowce Middle English
- aindia Irish
- aindiach Irish
- aindiaga Irish
- aondiach Irish
- bandia Irish
- dia Irish
- dia-aithis Irish
- dialann Irish
- diamhasla Irish
- ildiach Irish
- Týr Old Norse
- dauss Old Norse
- Zeus Danish
- teo- Czech
- ديو Arabic
- دِيُو Arabic
- deu Old French
- dolçor Old French
- dous Old French
- dio Esperanto
- Zeus Catalan, Valencian
- deïficar Catalan, Valencian
- déu Catalan, Valencian
- Seifur Icelandic
- दे Hindi
- देव Hindi
- deificar Galician
- deus Galician
- deism Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zeitate Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zeiță Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zeu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zilnic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zo te cuște Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zău Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- دیو Persian
- لیو Persian
- เทพารักษ์ Thai
- Ζευς Greek (modern)
- θεο- Greek (modern)
- θεός Greek (modern)
- παμ- Greek (modern)
- παν- Greek (modern)
- Duw Welsh
- duw Welsh
- duwies Welsh
- zeus Middle Dutch
- dūs Old High German
- deizm Turkish
- dev Turkish
- Día Old Irish
- día Old Irish
- దేవుడు Telugu
- ain-diadhach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ban-dia Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dia Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Týrur Faroese
- douox Norman
- doux Norman
- diwa Tagalog
- dewa Malay
- tūs Middle High German
- -ismus Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zot Albanian
- deité Middle French
- dieu Middle French
- دیو Ottoman Turkish
- deus Old Portuguese
- *dēwos Proto-Celtic
- *dīyos Proto-Celtic
- देवपुत्र Chinese
- 提婆 Chinese
- deva Pali
- देव Pali
- *daywás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *dinám Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Zeus Slovak
- *deiwos Proto-Italic
- *deiwā Proto-Italic
- *djouglānts Proto-Italic
- *djēm Proto-Italic
- dieu Romansh
- dios Asturian
- ទេពារក្ស Central Khmer
- diu Friulian
- Dzeusas Lithuanian
- dievas Lithuanian
- pusdievis Lithuanian
- *daywás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- deu Old Occitan
- دیو Urdu
- ⲍⲉⲩⲥ Coptic
- dios Old Spanish
- deu Sicilian
- diu Sicilian
- Duw Cornish
- தேவன் Tamil
- *deiwas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Dyo Ladino
- דיו Ladino
- *daywáh Proto-Iranian
- *duɨw Proto-Brythonic
- ܕܝܘܐ Classical Syriac
- ܙܘܣ Classical Syriac
- 𐎭𐎡𐎺 Old Persian
- dyos Bikol Central
- dei Bourguignon
- devel Romani
- debbha Old Khmer
- deo Istriot
- deva Old Khmer
- *diyyos Proto-Hellenic
- *dzéus Proto-Hellenic
- *tʰehós Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 Avestan
- 𐬛𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬱 Avestan
- diu Corsican
- Dīvāna Old Latin
- deiva Old Latin
- deivos Old Latin
- diu Picard
- dios Palauan
- देव Rajasthani
- ଦେବ Oriya
- देव Awadhi
- joss Chinese Pidgin English
- tioẍ Jakaltek
- 𒋾𒉿𒊍 Luwian
- dėina Samogitian
- 𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌏𐌔 Venetic
- deue Volscian
- 𐌆𐌉𐌑 Messapic
- ē
- diēs
- Deus
- dīva
- fānum
- dives
- Iovem
- divus
- Iovis
- dīvus
- Diana
- theos
- Pollux
- edepol
- -ismus
- deitas
- dulcis
- dulcis
- divinus
- deificō
- dīvīnus
- deifico
- dulcem
- meridies
- deificus
- ioviālis
- profanus
- deiformis
- diurnālis
- fanaticus
- hodiernus
- deificāre
- merīdiānum
- meridianus
- theosophia
- deificatio
- theosophus
- dīvīnitātem
- merīdiōnālis