LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

deificus

deificus (feminine deifica, neuter deificum)
Classical[deˈɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈiː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverendering god-like, making divine, deific

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedeificusdeificadeificum
genitivedeificīdeificaedeificī
dativedeificōdeificaedeificō
accusativedeificumdeificamdeificum
ablativedeificōdeificādeificō
vocativedeificedeificadeificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedeificīdeificaedeifica
genitivedeificōrumdeificārumdeificōrum
dativedeificīsdeificīsdeificīs
accusativedeificōsdeificāsdeifica
ablativedeificīsdeificīsdeificīs
vocativedeificīdeificaedeifica

dĕĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. deus-facio,
I. who makes one a god, deifies: Deus, Tert. Apol. 11.—
II. Consecrated, sacred, lues ( = Gr. ἡ ἱερὰ νόσος), epilepsy, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 30, 162.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deywós
  3. Proto-Italic*deiwos
  4. Latindeificus

Old Latin deivosder. Latin deus Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin deificus From deus (“god”) + -ficus.

In English words that came into English from deificus

  • deificdeificus

Quick answers

What does deificus mean in Latin?
deificus, a adjective, means “rendering god-like, making divine, deific”.
How do you pronounce deificus?
In classical Latin, [deˈɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈiː.fi.kus].
Where does deificus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *deywós → Proto-Italic *deiwos → Latin deificus.