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Where does “theism” come from?

Theism comes from Ancient Greek θεός meaning god, derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or set.

theism (English): Belief in the existence of at least one deity;...

Definitions

  1. Belief in the existence of at least one deity;...

Ancestry of “theism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latintheatea
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputih—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “theism”

  • tritheism
  • antitheism
  • ditheism
  • cosmotheism
  • duotheism
  • anthropotheism
  • autotheism
  • zootheism
  • egotheism
  • multitheism
  • hylotheism
  • bitheism
  • dystheism
  • allotheism
  • tetratheism
  • heliotheism
  • omnitheism
  • théisme
  • monothéisme
  • teizm
  • teism
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