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dio.

god, deity

3 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdi.o//ˈdi.o/
  1. god, deity

    masculine
  2. one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin deus, from earlier *dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, derived from the root *dyew- (“sky, heaven”).

adj/ˈdi.o/
  1. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion)

    poetic
Where this word comes from

From Latin dīus, alternative form of dīvus (“divine, godlike”), from Proto-Indo-European *diwyós (“heavenly”), derived from the root *dyew- (“sky, heaven”).

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