anthropodicy

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*deyḱ-“to point out”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῐ́κη“justice; judgment, order; law; right”
3. Pre-Greek · derived from
4. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθρωπος“human being, person; all human beings, mankind”
5. English todayanthropodicy

Blend of anthropo- (prefix meaning ‘human beings, people’) + theodicy (“justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world”). Anthropo- is derived from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human being, person; all human beings, mankind”), ultimately possibly Pre-Greek; while the -dicy element of theodicy is from Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “justice; judgment, order; law; right”), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Words from the same roots