Where does “soteriological” come from?
Soteriological comes from English soteriology plus the English suffix -ic, derived from French -ique, Latin -icus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
soteriological (English): Pertaining to soteriology
Definitions
- Pertaining to soteriology
Ancestry of “soteriological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | soteriology | The study or doctrine of salvation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σωτηρία | deliverance, salvation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σωτήρ | saviour, deliverer, preserver |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “soteriological”