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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

  1. The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the...

Ancestry of “theology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtheologieAlternative form of theologi
2Middle Frenchtheologietheology
3Old Frenchtheologietheology
4Latintheologiatheology
5Koine Greekθεολογίαtheology; oration in praise of a god
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-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
  • atheologist
  • pantheologist
  • xenotheology
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