Words of the day 4 - dea

Today’s Latin word of the day is dea. (Noun f)

Dea - Goddess

e.g. Diana est dea silvarum. - Diana is the goddess of the forests. 

Related words - deus - god 

Divine - of god or pertaining to god

Divus - god

Similar word in Sanskrit देवी 

Meaning : goddress

e.g. देवीं प्रार्थयामी  I pray to the Goddess. 

Are these two words देवी and dea related? I am not sure.

Related words: देवता , दैविक , देवालय , दैवी घटना 

On a lighter note, I am preparing for ultimate entrance test. If I pass i will enter heaven. If not, I will go to hell or worse sent back here.

As I am not sure which God will be the interviewer, I am preparing for both. 

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