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...

Definitions

  1. a fight against the gods, as the mythological...

Ancestry of “theomachy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεομαχίαbattle of the gods
2Ancient Greekθεόςdivine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler
3Proto-Hellenictʰehósgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “theomachy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós →