Where does “teismo” come from?

teismo (Esperanto) comes from French théisme, from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.

teismo (Esperanto): theism

Definitions

  1. theism

Ancestry of “teismo”, step by step

teismo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French théisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthéismetheism
2EnglishtheismBelief in the existence of at least one deity;...
3New Latintheatea
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Esperanto teo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoteotea
2Germanteetea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of
3EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
4Middle Englishteen
5Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
6Old Englishtēohan
7Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
8Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Italian teismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianteismotheism
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq