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Where does “Christology” come from?

Christology derives from English Christ and English -logy, tracing through Latin Christus and Ancient Greek Χριστός, meaning "anointed one," which may relate to Proto-Indo-European gʰer- and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ.

Christology (English): A field of study within Christian theology which...

Definitions

  1. A field of study within Christian theology which...

Ancestry of “Christology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
2English‐o‐—
3English-prim—
4EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
5EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
6EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
7Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
8EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
9Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
10Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
11Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Christology”

  • Christological
  • Christologically
  • Christologist
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