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Where does “theologus” come from?

theologus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θεολόγος, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

theologus (Latin): theologian

Definitions

  1. theologian

Ancestry of “theologus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεολόγοςone who speaks of God and the divine nature, a...
2Ancient Greek-λόγοςword, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,...
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “theologus”

  • theologaster
  • teologo
  • teolog
  • teolog
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