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Where does “idolatrousness” come from?

idolatrousness (English) comes from English idolatrous, from English idolatry, from Old French ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Latin īdōlatrīa, from Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον — to look at.

idolatrousness (English): The quality of being idolatrous

Definitions

  1. The quality of being idolatrous

Ancestry of “idolatrousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidolatrousPartaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false...
2EnglishidolatryThe worship of idols; The excessive admiration of...
3Old Frenchydolatrie—
4Old Frenchidolatrieidolatry
5Latinīdōlatrīa—
6Latinīdōlolatrīa—
7Ancient Greekεἰδωλολατρείᾱ—
8Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
9Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10Spanish-scopio-scope
11Latin-scopium—
12Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
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