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Etymology of the Greek word theosophia (θεοσοφία, ϑεοσοϕία)

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-

Derivations in other languages

French théosophie, Italian teosofia, Latin theosophia

Usage

Word found in Late Greek



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