Dio
[ˈdiːoʊ]Meaning
Italian word for God, from Latin Deus; also an Esperanto calque of Latin Deus.
Background Story
Dio is recorded as a given name in Ancient Greek (Latinized) as a masculine name and in Greek as a rare feminine name. The Italian word comes from Latin Deus, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywos, and the Esperanto word is a calque of Latin Deus.
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