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

  1. Government under the control of a state-sponsored...

Ancestry of “theocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεοκρατίαtheocracy
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “theocracy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →