Etymology of the French word athéisme
the French word
athéismederived from the French word
athéederived from the Greek word
atheos, ἄθεος (godless)
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
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-using the French suffix
-ismederived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Date
The earliest known usage of athéisme in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
athéisteDerivations in other languages
English
atheism, Italian
ateismo, Romanian
ateismCognates
Dutch
athensme, English
atheism, German
Atheismus, Norwegian
ateisme, Swedish
ateism
