Everyday LifeGreek → English
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.