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Where does “теоло́гия” come from?

теоло́гия (Russian) comes from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “теоло́гия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintheologiatheology
2Koine Greekθεολογίαtheology; oration in praise of a god
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “теоло́гия”

  • теологический
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