Where does “tritheism” come from?

tritheism (English) comes from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tritheism (English): A belief in three gods; Any of several forms of...

Definitions

  1. A belief in three gods; Any of several forms of...

Ancestry of “tritheism”, step by step

tritheism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English theism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheismBelief in the existence of at least one deity;...
2New Latintheatea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →
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