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
- The quality of being idolatrous
Ancestry of “idolatrousness”, step by step
idolatrousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idolatrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idolatrous | Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false... |
| 2 | English | idolatry | The worship of idols; The excessive admiration of... |
| 3 | Old French | ydolatrie | — |
| 4 | Old French | idolatrie | idolatry |
| 5 | Latin | īdōlatrīa | — |
| 6 | Latin | īdōlolatrīa | idolatry |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰδωλολατρείᾱ | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 15 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |