Where does “theomachy” come from?
theomachy (English) comes from Ancient Greek θεομαχία, from Ancient Greek θεός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
theomachy (English): a fight against the gods, as the mythological...
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- a fight against the gods, as the mythological...
Ancestry of “theomachy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | θεομαχία | battle of the gods |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεός | divine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰehós | god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁s | god, godhead, deity; sacred place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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