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Where does “monoteism” come from?

monoteism (Swedish) comes from French monothéisme, from French théisme, from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih — white.

monoteism (Swedish): monotheism

Definitions

  1. monotheism

Ancestry of “monoteism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonothéismemonotheism
2Frenchthéismetheism
3EnglishtheismBelief in the existence of at least one deity;...
4New Latintheatea
5Dutchtheetea
6Malaytehtea
7Malayputihwhite
8Classical Malayputihwhite
9Proto-Malayicputih—
10Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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