Etymology

ditheism

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Today it means: A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other. Full definition →

English theism ← Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  8. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  9. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  10. Latintheo-
  11. Englishtheo-
  12. Englishtheism
  13. English todayditheism

From di- + theism.

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