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
- theism
Ancestry of “teismo”, step by step
teismo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French théisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | théisme | theism |
| 2 | English | theism | Belief in the existence of at least one deity;... |
| 3 | New Latin | thea | tea |
| 4 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 5 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 6 | Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Esperanto teo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | teo | tea |
| 2 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 3 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 5 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 6 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Italian teismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | teismo | theism |