Where does “Θεόφιλος” come from?
Θεόφιλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “Θεόφιλος”, step by step
Θεόφιλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Θεός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek φῐ́λος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φῐ́λος | love; friend; loving |