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Where does “theos” come from?

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

theos (Latin): god or deity

Definitions

  1. god or deity

Ancestry of “theos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “theos”

  • theocracy
  • theocratic
  • theocentric
  • theocrat
  • theonomy
  • theocratical
  • theandric
  • entheogenic
  • theopoetic
  • theanthropic
  • entheogen
  • theopoetics
  • theocratically
  • theocentricity
  • theophobia
  • theopathy
  • theopathic
  • theolatry
  • theophagy
  • theomorphism
  • antitheocratic
  • theocrasy
  • theomania
  • theocentrically
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