Where does “teism” come from?

teism (Romanian) comes from French théisme, from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.

teism (Romanian): theism

Definitions

  1. theism

Ancestry of “teism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthéismetheism
2EnglishtheismBelief in the existence of at least one deity;...
3New Latintheatea
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →
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