Where does “Θεοδόσιος” come from?

Θεοδόσιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Θεοδόσιος”, step by step

Θεοδόσιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δόσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
2Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Ancient Greek Θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Θεοδόσιος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι