Where does “teokrati” come from?

teokrati (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek θεοκρατία, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

teokrati (Norwegian Nynorsk): theocracy government under the rule of a state-sponsored religion

Definitions

  1. theocracy government under the rule of a state-sponsored religion

Ancestry of “teokrati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεοκρατίαtheocracy
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →