Where does “théodicée” come from?

théodicée (French) comes from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

théodicée (French): theodicy

Definitions

  1. theodicy

Ancestry of “théodicée”, step by step

théodicée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek Δίκη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔίκηDike
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “théodicée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →