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Etymology of the English word theosophy

the English word theosophy

derived from the Medieval Latin word theosophia (theosophy, wisdom concerning God)

derived from the Late Greek word theosophia, θεοσοφία, ϑεοσοϕία

using the Late Greek prefix theo-, ϑεο-

derived from the Late Greek word sophia, σοφία (wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual))

derived from the Late Greek word sophos, σοφός (wise (in a most general application))

derived from the Greek word theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhēs-

The earliest known usage of theosophy in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English