Etymology of the English word doxology
the English word
doxologyderived from the Medieval Latin word
doxologia (doxology)
derived from the Greek word
doxologia, δοξολογία
derived from the Church Greek word
doxa, δόξα (belief; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective))
using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of doxology in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
