Where does “theosophy” come from?
Theosophy comes from Latin theosophia, from Ancient Greek θεοσοφία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-, the root for placing or putting.
theosophy (English): any doctrine of religious philosophy and...
Definitions
- any doctrine of religious philosophy and...
Ancestry of “theosophy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | theosophia | theosophy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεοσοφία | Knowledge of divine things |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεόσοφος | wise in divine things |
| 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... |