Theotokos

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΘεός“God”
2. Koine Greek · borrowed fromΘεοτόκος“the God-bearer”
3. English todayTheotokos

Borrowed from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “the God-bearer”), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”). First attested in 3rd–4th century. Cf. Christotokos.

Words from the same roots