Theotokos

noun

Theo·​to·​kos ˌthē-ə-ˈtō-(ˌ)kōs 

ˌthā-, 

-kəs 

: virgin mary

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Greek theotókos, originally as adjective, "giving birth to God, being the mother of God," from Greek theo- theo- + -tokos "giving birth (to or in the manner specified)," adjective derivative of tókos "childbirth, act of giving birth (to animals), offspring" — more at dystocia

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above