Words Classified By Roots

Daniel Riaño danielrr at retemail.es
Thu Sep 7 11:45:30 EDT 2000


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>However, a friend, who has a very different theological position to 
>my own, recently gave me some of his Greek material regarding the 
>root of the word QEOS, claiming its root is QE (from which TIQHMI 
>comes) and hence has an underlying meaning of 'Placer'.

	Although not the most commonly accepted etymology, QEO/S has 
been related to *dhH(1)-, the root of TI/QHMI; to accept such 
etymology (scientifically plausible) the origins of the word would 
place it in connection with the stelae, cippi, etc. common in ancient 
Greek religion and cult: nothing to do with the NT God, methinks.

	Another 2 etymologies relate the term with (a) lat. feriae, 
festus or with (b) Lithuanian "dvasia" *spirit* and Greek *QEI=ON* 
*sulphur". (This brilliant etymology, but not without problems, was 
first proposed by the young (21) student F. de Saussure in his 
célèbre "M'emoire...")
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Daniel Riaño Rufilanchas
Madrid, España



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