Where does “theosophus” come from?
theosophus (Latin) comes from Greek θεόσοφος, from Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
theosophus (Latin): theosophical; A theologian; A theosophist,...
Definitions
- theosophical; A theologian; A theosophist,...
Ancestry of “theosophus”, step by step
theosophus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek θεόσοφος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | θεόσοφος | — |
| 2 | Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek θεόσοφος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θεόσοφος | wise in divine things |
via Koine Greek θεόσοφος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | θεόσοφος | wise in divine things; wise in things concerning... |