Where does “θεογονία” come from?
θεογονία (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...
θεογονία (Ancient Greek): genealogy of the gods; theogony, origination or...
Definitions
- genealogy of the gods; theogony, origination or...
Ancestry of “θεογονία”, step by step
θεογονία traces back through 3 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 γόνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γόνος | That which is begotten: child, grandchild,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Ancient Greek θεόγονος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θεόγονος | — |