Etymology

theo-

Today it means: god; deity Full definition →

Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós
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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. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  7. Latintheo-
  8. English todaytheo-

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

Latintheo- all →

the-

Ancient Greekθεο- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.