Where does “Theophrastus” come from?
Theophrastus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Θεόφραστος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Theophrastus (Latin): A Greek philosopher of Eressus, disciple of Plato and Aristotle
Definitions
- A Greek philosopher of Eressus, disciple of Plato and Aristotle
Ancestry of “Theophrastus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θεόφραστος | in particular, the 3rd century philosopher Theophrastus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |