Where does “theosophistical” come from?
theosophistical (English) comes from English theosophistic, from English theosophist, from English theosophy, from Latin theosophia, from Ancient Greek θεοσοφία, from Ancient Greek θεόσοφος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
theosophistical (English): Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical
Ancestry of “theosophistical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | theosophistic | Theosophical |
| 2 | English | theosophist | an advocate of, or believer in theosophy |
| 3 | English | theosophy | any doctrine of religious philosophy and... |
| 4 | Latin | theosophia | theosophy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεοσοφία | Knowledge of divine things |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θεόσοφος | wise in divine things |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |