ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔfən kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð ɡɹˈiːk "θˈiːɾəˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪɡə" θˈiːoʊ, "ɹˈʌn", ænd "θˈiːɾəˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪɡəɹˈoʊˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪɡə" θˈiəɹɪˌoʊ, "tə lˈʊk æt, tə sˈiː, tʊ əbzˈɜːv", lˈætɪn  "hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪz",  "tˈɛmpəl", ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɑːɹmˈiːniən  "ɡˈɑːdz".
It is often connected with Greek "θέω" (theō), "run", and "θεωρέω" (theoreō), "to look at, to see, to observe", Latin  "holidays",  "temple", and also Armenian  "gods".