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Where does “θειάζω” come from?

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

θειάζω (Ancient Greek): to consult oracles, to practice divination; to...

Definitions

  1. to consult oracles, to practice divination; to...

Ancestry of “θειάζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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