theo-

prefix

god; deity

OriginLatin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative the-

  1. lifestylegod; deity

Origin

  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. Englishtheo-

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

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Translations

Afrikaans teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Basque teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Bulgarian тео-
  • тео- (teo-)relating to god
Catalan teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Czech teo-, boho-
  • teo-relating to god
  • boho-relating to god
Danish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Dutch theo-
  • theo-relating to god
Esperanto teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Estonian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Finnish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
French théo-
  • théo-relating to god
German theo-
  • theo-relating to god
Greek θεο-
  • θεο- (theo-)relating to god
Hebrew תאו־
  • תאו־ (teo)relating to god
Hungarian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Indonesian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Italian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Latin theo-
  • theo-relating to god
Latvian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Lithuanian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Malay teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Norwegian Bokmål teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Polish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Portuguese teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Romanian teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Russian бого-, тео-
  • бого- (bovo-)relating to god
  • тео- (teo-)relating to god
Slovak teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Spanish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Swedish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Tagalog teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Thai เทว-
  • เทว-relating to god
Turkish teo-
  • teo-relating to god
Ukrainian бого-, тео-
  • бого- (boho-)relating to god
  • тео- (teo-)relating to god
Yiddish טעאָ־
  • טעאָ־ (teo-)relating to god
Cite this entry
APA

theo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theo-

MLA

“theo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theo-.

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