Etymology

tetratheism

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Today it means: A belief in four gods. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  10. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  11. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  12. Latintheo-
  13. Englishtheo-
  14. Englishtheism
  15. English todaytetratheism

From tetra- + theism.

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