Where does “soteriologist” come from?
soteriologist (English) comes from English soteriology, from Ancient Greek σωτηρία, from Ancient Greek σωτήρ, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
soteriologist (English): One who studies soteriology
Definitions
- One who studies soteriology
Ancestry of “soteriologist”, step by step
soteriologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soteriology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |