English
theo-
Theo- comes from Latin theos ‘god’, 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‘god’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtheos‘god’
- Englishtodaytheo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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‘god’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtheos‘god’
- Englishtodaytheo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defence, custom, sufficient, treasury, treasure, ethnic, theme, defendant, ethical, doom, tick, deed, aesthetic, synthetic, thesis, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, forfeit, ethic, familial, medial, medallion, prefect, certify, ethos, duma, thematic, 113 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god, godhead, deity’
fair, feast, dis, feral, fanatic, profanity, profane, fane, fayre, 21 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ‘god, deity’
polytheism, pantheism, 14 more
through Ancient Greek θεός ‘god’
theology, atheist, atheism, monotheism, theism, apotheosis, theist, 16 more
Today it means
prefix god; deity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / theo-