Where does “teosofia” come from?
teosofia (Finnish) comes from Latin theosophia, from Ancient Greek θεοσοφία, from Ancient Greek θεόσοφος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
teosofia (Finnish): theosophy; Partitive singular form of teosofi
Definitions
- theosophy; Partitive singular form of teosofi
Ancestry of “teosofia”, 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... |