Etymology

atheistic

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Today it means: Of or relating to atheists or atheism. Full definition →

English atheist ← Ancient Greek θεός (theós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  10. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  11. Englishtheist
  12. Englishatheist
  13. English todayatheistic

From atheist + -ic.

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