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
- monotheism
Ancestry of “monoteism”, step by step
monoteism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French monothéisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monothéisme | monotheism |
| 2 | French | théisme | theism |
| 3 | English | theism | Belief in the existence of at least one deity;... |
| 4 | New Latin | thea | tea |
| 5 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 6 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 7 | Malay | putih | white |
| 8 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 9 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Swedish mono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mono | — |
via Swedish teism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | teism | theism |