Where does “patriology” come from?

patriology (English) comes 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.

patriology (English): A discipline of Christian theology, involving the...

Definitions

  1. A discipline of Christian theology, involving the...

Ancestry of “patriology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπατέραςaccusative plural of πατήρ; father
2Ancient Greekπατήρfather
3Proto-Hellenicpatḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “patriology”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic patḗr →