Etymology

deiparous

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Today it means: Giving birth to a god or goddess. Full definition →

Latin deus ← Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΘεοτόκος“birth-giver of God”
  2. Latin · derived fromdeus“god”
  3. English todaydeiparous

From Latin deus (“god”) + -parous, calque from Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “birth-giver of God”), a traditional title of the Virgin Mary.

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