Where does “teodiceia” come from?

teodiceia (Portuguese) comes from French théodicée, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

teodiceia (Portuguese): theodicy attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil

Definitions

  1. theodicy attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil

Ancestry of “teodiceia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthéodicéetheodicy
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 →