Where does “Τιμόθεος” come from?
Τιμόθεος (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 “Τιμόθεος”, step by step
Τιμόθεος 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 τῑμάω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τῑμάω | to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere |