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
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Ancestry of “Timotheus”, step by step
Timotheus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τιμόθεος | — |
| 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... |
via Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τῑμόθεος | — |