Where does “theomythology” come from?
theomythology (English) comes from English mythology, from Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία, from Ancient Greek μυθολογέω, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
theomythology (English): that involves gods
Definitions
- that involves gods
Ancestry of “theomythology”, step by step
theomythology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mythology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mythology | The collection of myths of a people, concerning... |
| 2 | Middle French | mythologie | — |
| 3 | Latin | mythologia | mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογία | romance, fiction, legend; story-telling |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογέω | I tell tales |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English theo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theo | The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play |
| 2 | English | theoretical | Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical |
| 3 | English | theoretic | Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than... |
| 4 | English | theory | A description of an event or system that is... |
| 5 | Middle French | théorie | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | theoria | contemplation, speculation; speculation, theory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θεωρός | spectator; envoy sent to consult an oracle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θέα | view, sight |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *tʰáwā | — |