Etymology

hylotheism

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Today it means: Theory equating matter with God or merging one into the other (see pantheism). Full definition →

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

  1. Englishhylo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  5. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  6. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  7. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  8. Latintheo-
  9. Englishtheo-
  10. Englishtheism
  11. English todayhylotheism

From hylo- + theism.

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