Where does “ditheism” come from?

ditheism (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.

ditheism (English): A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict...

Definitions

  1. A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict...

Ancestry of “ditheism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheismBelief in the existence of at least one deity;...
2New Latintheatea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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