Where does “teokrasya” come from?
teokrasya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish teocracia, from Ancient Greek θεοκρατία, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
teokrasya (Tagalog): theocracy
Definitions
- theocracy
Ancestry of “teokrasya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | teocracia | theocracy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεοκρατία | theocracy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |