Etymology

the-

Today it means: god or deity Full definition →

Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθεο-“god”
  2. Latin · derived fromtheo-“god”
  3. English todaythe-

From Latin theo- (“god”), combining form of theos (“god”); from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”), combining form of θεός (theós, “god”).

Words from the same roots

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Ancient Greekθεο- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.