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Where does “θεός” come from?

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

θεός (Greek): god; Alternative letter-case form of Θεός; god,...

Definitions

  1. god; Alternative letter-case form of Θεός; god,...

Ancestry of “θεός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “θεός”

  • ημίθεος
  • θεοφοβούμενος
  • θεόφοβος
  • αθεόφοβος
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