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Theodosius

/ˌθiːəˈdoʊʃəs/noun

A male given name, carried by two Roman emperors and by later saints and scholars.

The Greek roots

θεός
theós
god
+
δόσις
dósis
gift, a giving

Literally: gift of god

The story of the word

Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the official religion of the empire in 380 and was the last man to rule both halves of it. His grandson gave his name to the Theodosian Code and to the land walls that held Constantinople for a thousand years. Dosis, the giving half, is the same word as a dose of medicine, and antidote is what is given against.

How it travelled
Ancient Greek → Latin → English

Same family

theologydoseantidoteapotheosis

In a sentence

The walls of Theodosius still run across the city, broken in places and built into houses.

Built on the same root

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