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Where does “Timotheus” come from?

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

Timotheus (Latin): Timothy

Definitions

  1. Timothy

Ancestry of “Timotheus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤιμόθεος—
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 “Timotheus”

  • Timothy
  • Timo
  • Timonen
  • Timi
  • Timong
  • Timothée
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