Where does “Theotokos” come from?
Theotokos derives from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek θεός meaning god, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁s-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.
Ancestry of “Theotokos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Koine Greek | Θεοτόκος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τόκος | childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τίκτω | I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tíktō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |