Deity [Deite, meaning "divine nature, godhood, attributes of a god, the Supreme Being or self-existing spirit"]. It has its roots in the word Dyeu, meaning "to shine,"

in derivatives "sky, heaven, god"  

Sanskrit deva "god" (literally "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted, shining ones") and diva "by day"
Avestan dava- "spirit, demon"
Greek delos "clear"
Latin dies "day," and deus "god"
Welsh diw "day"
Breton deiz "day"
Armenian tiw "day"
Lithuanian dievas "god" and diena "day"

Old Persian daiva "demon, evil god" 

 

Deva is masculine, and the related feminine equivalent is Devi. [Sanskrit]