Etymograph

English

psychotheism

Psychotheism comes from Ancient Greek θεός ‘a deity’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεόςtheós‘a deity’
  6. English1500–presenttheism
  7. Englishtodaypsychotheism

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεόςtheós‘a deity’
  6. English1500–presenttheism
  7. Englishtodaypsychotheism

A compound of psycho- + theism

Ancient Greek ψῡ́χω ‘to blow’

Ancient Greek ψυχή ‘soul’

English psycho-

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

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

do, fact, deal, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, hot, defence, custom, sufficient, theme, treasury, ethnic, treasure, defendant, ethical, doom, tick, aesthetic, deed, thesis, synthetic, auditorium, auditor, ethic, demi, deem, spade, familial, medial, forfeit, medallion, prefect, certify, thematic, ethos, duma, 113 more

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

fair, feast, dis, feral, fanatic, profanity, profane, fane, fayre, 21 more

through Ancient Greek θεός ‘a deity’

theology, atheist, atheism, apotheosis, polytheism, theist, pantheism, 14 more

through English theism

monotheism, 3 more

Today it means

noun The doctrine that God is pure spirit.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / psychotheism