Etymograph

English

allotheism

From allo- + theism.

A compound of allo- + theism

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god, godhead, deity’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós

Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ‘god, deity’

Ancient Greek θεός ‘god’

English theism

Today it means

noun Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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