Where does “theodicy” come from?

Theodicy comes from French théodicée, from Ancient Greek θεός meaning "god," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place or put."

theodicy (English): A justification of a deity or of particular...

Definitions

  1. A justification of a deity or of particular...

Ancestry of “theodicy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthéodicéetheodicy
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 “theodicy”

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