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ateu.

atheistic

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈtew/Brazil[aˈteʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈtew/Portugal
  1. atheistic

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos)bor. Latin atheoslbor. Portuguese ateu Learned borrowing from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”). First attested in 1611.

noun/aˈtew/Brazil[aˈteʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈtew/Portugal
  1. atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos)bor. Latin atheoslbor. Portuguese ateu Learned borrowing from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”). First attested in 1611.

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