Where does “theologist” come from?
theologist (English) comes from English theology, from Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
theologist (English): A theologian; one who is skilled in, professes or...
Definitions
- A theologian; one who is skilled in, professes or...
Ancestry of “theologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | theology | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | theologie | Alternative form of theologi |
| 3 | Middle French | theologie | theology |
| 4 | Old French | theologie | theology |
| 5 | Latin | theologia | theology |
| 6 | Koine Greek | θεολογία | theology; oration in praise of a god |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |