Etymology of the English word theology
the English word
theologyderived from the Old French word
theologiederived from the Latin word
theologia (theology, science, system of teaching)
derived from the Greek word
theologia, θεολογία
using the Late Greek prefix
theo-, ϑεο-
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
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of theology in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
theologie, French
théologie, German
Theologie, Italian
teologia, Lithuanian
teologija, Norwegian
teologi, Polish
teologia, Russian
теoлoгия, Spanish
teologia, Swedish
teologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
