Where does “monoteist” come from?
monoteist (Swedish) comes from Swedish monoteism, from French monothéisme, from French théisme, from English theism, from New Latin thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih — white.
monoteist (Swedish): monotheist
Definitions
- monotheist
Ancestry of “monoteist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | monoteism | monotheism |
| 2 | French | monothéisme | monotheism |
| 3 | French | théisme | theism |
| 4 | English | theism | Belief in the existence of at least one deity;... |
| 5 | New Latin | thea | tea |
| 6 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 7 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 8 | Malay | putih | white |
| 9 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 10 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 11 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |