Where does “θεσπιδαής” come from?
θεσπιδαής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θέσπις, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
θεσπιδαής (Ancient Greek): divinely kindled
Definitions
- divinely kindled
Ancestry of “θεσπιδαής”, step by step
θεσπιδαής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Θέσπις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θέσπις | Thespis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |