The story
- French · derived fromthéosophe
- English todaytheosophe
From French théosophe (noun), from Medieval Latin theosophus (“a theologian”, noun), from Koine Greek θεόσοφος (theósophos, “wise in things concerning god”, adjective), from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”). Cognate to French théosophe (noun), Spanish teósofo (noun).
First known use, by meaning
- 1822 A theosophist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.