English
tetratheism
Tetratheism comes from Ancient Greek θεός ‘a deity’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεόςtheós‘a deity’
- English1500–presenttheism
- Englishearliest quotation 2002tetratheism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεόςtheós‘a deity’
- English1500–presenttheism
- Englishearliest quotation 2002tetratheism
Earliest quotation: 2002, Hans Hauben, Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH: “[…] "consubstantial Trinity" could have been a reaction against…”
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres ‘four’
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέσσαρες ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέτταρες ‘Attic form of τέσσαρες’
English tetra-
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, hot, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, mid, feature, defence, custom, sufficient, theme, treasury, treasure, ethnic, defendant, doom, tick, ethical, deed, aesthetic, thesis, synthetic, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, familial, medial, ethic, forfeit, medallion, prefect, certify, ethos, duma, thematic, 114 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god, godhead, deity’
fair, feast, dis, feral, fanatic, profanity, profane, fane, fayre, 22 more
through Ancient Greek θεός ‘a deity’
theology, atheist, apotheosis, polytheism, theist, pantheism, 15 more
through English theism
Today it means
noun A belief in four gods.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / tetratheism