Where does “Θεόφραστος” come from?

Θεόφραστος (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...

Θεόφραστος (Ancient Greek): in particular, the 3rd century philosopher Theophrastus

Definitions

  1. in particular, the 3rd century philosopher Theophrastus

Ancestry of “Θεόφραστος”, step by step

Θεόφραστος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Ancient Greek φράζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
2Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

Words derived from “Θεόφραστος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος