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

theism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin thea

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

via Ancient Greek Θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “theism”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →