Where does “theo-” come from?

theo- (English) comes from Latin theo-, from Ancient Greek θεό-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁s-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

theo- (English): god; deity

Definitions

  1. god; deity

Ancestry of “theo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintheo-combining form of theos; god
2Ancient Greekθεό-combining form of θεός; god
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁s-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “theo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek θεό- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁s- →