Where does “Timotheus” come from?

Timotheus (English) comes from Latin Timotheus, from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Timotheus (English): Timothy, a companion of Paul. biblical character

Definitions

  1. Timothy, a companion of Paul. biblical character

Ancestry of “Timotheus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTimotheusTimothy
2Ancient GreekΤιμόθεος
3Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος
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