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Where does “religie” come from?

religie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch religie, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

religie (Dutch): faith, religion, a system of beliefs dealing with...

Definitions

  1. faith, religion, a system of beliefs dealing with...

Ancestry of “religie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchreligie—
2Old Frenchreligionreligion
3Latinreligiō—
4Latinreligō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “religie”

  • religy
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