Where does “devotion” come from?
Devotion comes from Old French devocion, from Latin devotio, a noun formed with the Latin suffix -tio from Proto-Indo-European -ti-, itself from Proto-Indo-European -tis.
devotion (English): The act or state of devoting or being devoted;...
Definitions
- The act or state of devoting or being devoted;...
Ancestry of “devotion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | devocion | devotion |
| 2 | Latin | devotio | The act of devoting or consecrating; Fealty,... |
| 3 | Latin | dēvōtum | — |
| 4 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |