Where does “Θεοτόκος” come from?

Θεοτόκος (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “Θεοτόκος”, step by step

Θεοτόκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τόκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

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...

Words derived from “Θεοτόκος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktōEvery word from Ancient Greek τίκτω
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