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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin theo- (“god”), combining form of theos (“god”); from Ancient Greek θεό- (theó-, “god”), combining form of θεός (theós, “god”).
Prefix
the- (combining form)
Derived terms
References
- “theo-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2015-03-17. - Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “theo-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεό- (theó-, “god”), combining form of θεός (theós, “god”).
Prefix
the- (combining form)
Derived terms
Category Latin terms prefixed with the- not found
References
- "Thěos", in Nicholas Salmon, Stemmata latinitatis: or, An etymological Latin dictionary, London, printed for the author by W. and C. Spilsbury, 1796, v. 2, pp. 675–676. →OCLC.
- “theo-, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2015-03-17.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “theo-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.