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Where does “θεολογία” come from?

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

θεολογία (Koine Greek): theology; oration in praise of a god

Definitions

  1. theology; oration in praise of a god

Ancestry of “θεολογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
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 “θεολογία”

  • theology
  • theological
  • theologically
  • theologic
  • ontotheology
  • nontheological
  • ontotheological
  • theologist
  • atheology
  • neurotheology
  • untheological
  • atheological
  • antitheological
  • physicotheological
  • physicotheology
  • nontheologically
  • neurotheological
  • astrotheological
  • astrotheology
  • antitheology
  • pantheology
  • xenotheology
  • atheologist
  • pantheologist
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