Where does “cantheism” come from?
cantheism (English) comes from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
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Ancestry of “cantheism”, step by step
cantheism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theism | Belief in the existence of at least one deity;... |
| 2 | New Latin | thea | tea |
| 3 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 4 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 5 | Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via English cannabis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cannabis | A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers |
| 2 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |