Etymology

pantheist

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Today it means: A person who believes in pantheism. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  11. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  12. Englishtheist
  13. English todaypantheist

From pan- + theist.

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