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Where does “Thelema” come from?

Thelema (English) comes from Ancient Greek θέλημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Ancestry of “Thelema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέλημαwill, desire; errand
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “Thelema”

  • Thelemic
  • Thelemite
  • Thelemically
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