Where does “theology” come from?
Theology comes from Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Ancient Greek θεολογία, combining θεός (god) and λόγος (word or reason).
theology (English): The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the...
Definitions
- The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the...
Ancestry of “theology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | theologie | Alternative form of theologi |
| 2 | Middle French | theologie | theology |
| 3 | Old French | theologie | theology |
| 4 | Latin | theologia | theology |
| 5 | Koine Greek | θεολογία | theology; oration in praise of a god |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “theology”
- theological
- theologically
- theologic
- ontotheology
- nontheological
- ontotheological
- theologist
- atheology
- neurotheology
- untheological
- atheological
- antitheological
- physicotheological
- physicotheology
- nontheologically
- neurotheological
- astrotheological
- astrotheology
- antitheology
- pantheology
- xenotheology
- theolojia
- biotheology
- ecotheology