Where does “Θεός” come from?

Θεός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Θεός (Ancient Greek): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Θεός”, step by step

Θεός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λόγος

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

via Proto-Hellenic tʰehós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictʰehósgod, deity
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Θεός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →