Where does “patriological” come from?

patriological (English) comes from English patriology, from Ancient Greek πατέρας, from Ancient Greek πατήρ, from Proto-Hellenic patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patriological (English): Of or pertaining to patriology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to patriology

Ancestry of “patriological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatriologyA discipline of Christian theology, involving the...
2Ancient Greekπατέραςaccusative plural of πατήρ; father
3Ancient Greekπατήρfather
4Proto-Hellenicpatḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic patḗr →