Where does “Θεοτόκος” come from?
Θεοτόκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Θεοτόκος (Ancient Greek): God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ
Definitions
- God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ
Ancestry of “Θεοτόκος”, step by step
Θεοτόκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.