Where does “polydeism” come from?
polydeism (English) comes from English deism, from French déisme, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
polydeism (English): Belief in the existence of many gods who...
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Ancestry of “polydeism”, step by step
polydeism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deism | A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines |
| 2 | French | déisme | deism |
| 3 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 4 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English polytheism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polytheism | The belief in the existence of multiple gods |
| 2 | French | polythéisme | polytheism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |