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Where does “theosis” come from?

theosis (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θέωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “theosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέωσις—
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “theosis”

  • theosis
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