All-Powerful Deities Don't Need Your Help
WORD HISTORY:
Deity-This word, related to "Tuesday," ^ and to Greek "Zeus," goes back to Indo European "deiwos," which meant "god." It was derived from Indo European "deyw/dyeu," which had the notion of "bright, shining," and by extension, of "sky," which led to the idea of "deiwos" meaning "god," as many gods were thought to live in the sky, also known as "the heavens." This gave Latin "deiuos," which then produced "deus" (god). This then gave Latin "deitas," meaning "godly way, divine manner." This gave Old French, a Latin-based language, "deité," with the same meaning. English borrowed the word from French in the 1300s, but the meaning eventually altered to become "god."
^ For the history of the word "Tuesday," this is the link: http://pontificating-randy.blogspot.com/2010/05/word-on-tuesday.html
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