Where does “pretheological” come from?
pretheological (English) comes from English theological, from English theology, from Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pretheological (English): Before theology
Definitions
- Before theology
Ancestry of “pretheological”, step by step
pretheological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theological | Of or relating to theology |
| 2 | English | theology | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the... |
| 3 | Middle English | theologie | Alternative form of theologi |
| 4 | Middle French | theologie | theology |
| 5 | Old French | theologie | theology |
| 6 | Latin | theologia | theology |
| 7 | Koine Greek | θεολογία | theology; oration in praise of a god |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |