English
theocrasy
Theocrasy comes from Ancient Greek θεός ‘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’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007theocrasy
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‘god’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007theocrasy
Earliest quotation: 2007, : Isaac Bonewits, Defining Our Terms: “Duotheism¹ (two deities) is what Neopagans call a religion…”
Formed from theo- ‘god’ + -crasy ‘mixing’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
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Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós
Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ‘god, deity’
Ancient Greek θεός ‘god’
Latin theos ‘god’
English theo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, defense, fan, benefit, feature, mid, fashion, defence, custom, sufficient, theme, ethnic, treasury, treasure, defendant, ethical, doom, tick, deed, aesthetic, thesis, auditorium, synthetic, auditor, demi, deem, ethic, spade, forfeit, familial, medial, ethos, medallion, prefect, certify, thematic, duma, 112 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god, godhead, deity’
fair, feast, dis, fanatic, feral, profanity, profane, fane, fayre, 20 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ‘god, deity’
monotheism, polytheism, pantheism, 13 more
through Ancient Greek θεός ‘god’
theology, atheist, atheism, theism, apotheosis, theist, 16 more
Today it means
noun Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / theocrasy