Where does “θεομαχία” come from?

θεομαχία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θεός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

θεομαχία (Ancient Greek): battle of the gods

Definitions

  1. battle of the gods

Ancestry of “θεομαχία”, step by step

θεομαχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεόςdivine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler
2Proto-Hellenictʰehósgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ancient Greek μάχη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάχηbattle, combat; quarrel, strife, dispute;...
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “θεομαχία

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós
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