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Where does “theological” come from?

Theological derives from English theology plus the English suffix -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός and λόγος.

theological (English): Of or relating to theology

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to theology

Ancestry of “theological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheologyThe study of God, a god, or gods; and of the...
2Middle EnglishtheologieAlternative form of theologi
3Middle Frenchtheologietheology
4Old Frenchtheologietheology
5Latintheologiatheology
6Koine Greekθεολογίαtheology; oration in praise of a god
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “theological”

  • theologically
  • nontheological
  • ontotheological
  • untheological
  • atheological
  • antitheological
  • physicotheological
  • nontheologically
  • neurotheological
  • astrotheological
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