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Hace 1 día · Etymology Main articles: Dyeus, Deus, God (word), and Deva (Hinduism) The English language word deity derives from Old French deité, the Latin deitatem (nominative deitas) or "divine nature", coined by Augustine of Hippo from deus ("god"). Deus is related through a common Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origin to *deiwos. This root yields the ancient Indian word Deva meaning "to gleam, a shining ...