Where does “impiously” come from?
Impiously derives from English impious, from Latin impius, formed from the prefix Latin in- (from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not") combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
impiously (English): In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly
Definitions
- In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly
Ancestry of “impiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impious | Not pious; Lacking reverence or respect,... |
| 2 | Latin | impius | disloyal, undutiful; godless, impious,... |
| 3 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |