Where does “theosoph” come from?
theosoph (English) comes from Latin theosophus, from Greek θεόσοφος, from Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
theosoph (English): A theosophist
Ancestry of “theosoph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | theosophus | theosophical; A theologian; A theosophist,... |
| 2 | Greek | θεόσοφος | — |
| 3 | Greek | Θεός | God |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |