Where does “theologaster” come from?
theologaster (English) comes from Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
theologaster (English): A poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to...
Definitions
- A poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to...
Ancestry of “theologaster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | theologus | theologian |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεολόγος | one who speaks of God and the divine nature, a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |