Where does “theocracy” come from?
Theocracy comes from Ancient Greek theós (god) and -kratía (rule, from krátos meaning power or strength), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.
theocracy (English): Government under the control of a state-sponsored...
Definitions
- Government under the control of a state-sponsored...
Ancestry of “theocracy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | θεοκρατία | theocracy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |