Where does “biotheology” come from?
biotheology (English) comes from English theology, from Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
biotheology (English): The synthetic application of understanding of biology to the understanding of God, synthesizing modern biology and traditional religious doctrines
Definitions
- The synthetic application of understanding of biology to the understanding of God, synthesizing modern biology and traditional religious doctrines
Ancestry of “biotheology”, step by step
biotheology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theology | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | theologie | Alternative form of theologi |
| 3 | Middle French | theologie | theology |
| 4 | Old French | theologie | theology |
| 5 | Latin | theologia | theology |
| 6 | Koine Greek | θεολογία | theology; oration in praise of a god |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |