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Where does “polythéisme” come from?

polythéisme (French) comes from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polythéisme (French): polytheism

Definitions

  1. polytheism

Ancestry of “polythéisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “polythéisme”

  • polytheism
  • политеизм
  • politeismo
  • politeismo
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