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Where does “theologue” come from?

theologue (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...

theologue (English): A student of theology; A theologian

Definitions

  1. A student of theology; A theologian

Ancestry of “theologue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintheologustheologian
2Ancient Greekθεολόγοςone who speaks of God and the divine nature, a...
3Ancient Greek-λόγοςword, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,...
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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