atheism

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄθεος“godless”
2. Middle French · derived fromathéisme
3. English todayatheism

16th century Middle French athéisme, from athée (“atheist”), a loan from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless”, from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “deity, god”)). First English attestation dates to 1587 (OED).

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