Where does “Thespis” come from?

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

Thespis (Latin): The celebrated father of Greek tragedy

Definitions

The celebrated father of Greek tragedy

Ancestry of “Thespis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Θέσπις	Thespis
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...

Words derived from “Thespis”

thespian
thesp
synthespian
unthespian
nonthespian
thespically

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