Where does “religieusheid” come from?
religieusheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch religieus, from Middle French religieux, from Old French religieus, from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
religieusheid (Dutch): religiosity
Definitions
- religiosity
Ancestry of “religieusheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | religieus | religious |
| 2 | Middle French | religieux | — |
| 3 | Old French | religieus | religious; monk |
| 4 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 5 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 6 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |