English
divo
Divo comes from Italian divo ‘star (performer)’, from Latin dīvus ‘of or belonging to a deity’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-1‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós1‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwos1‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdeivos1
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvus1‘of or belonging to a deity’
- Italianc. 1300–presentdivo1‘star (performer)’
- Englishtodaydivo1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English divo
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-Wiktionary, English divo‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywósWiktionary, English divo‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwosWiktionary, English divo‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdeivosWiktionary, English divo
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvusWiktionary, English divo‘of or belonging to a deity’
- Italianc. 1300–presentdivoWiktionary, English divo‘star (performer)’
- EnglishtodaydivoWiktionary, English divo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
journal, journey, die, dev, diary, dial, meridian, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, deism, deist, 27 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god’
through Proto-Italic *deiwos ‘god, deity’
divinity, divination, diviner, 10 more
through Old Latin deivos
through Latin dīvus ‘of or belonging to a deity’
Today it means
noun A male diva; a man with the traits characteristic of a typical diva.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “divo”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / divo