Shining ones and the invoked
Deity comes from Latin deitas, “divine nature.” A related root from PIE, *deiwos, gave Deva—“the shining one.”Etymology of Deity and God
Two roots, two ideas
One lineage glows: Sanskrit deva, Greek dios and Zeus, all from *div- “to shine.” Another calls: PIE *ghut- and *gheu(e)- “to invoke,” tied to libations from *ghu-to-.Etymology of Deity and God
