Etymology

theist

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Today it means: One who believes in the existence of a god or gods. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θεός (theós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  5. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  6. English todaytheist

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + English -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.