Where does “parareligious” come from?
parareligious (English) comes from English religious, from Latin religiositas, from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
parareligious (English): Relating to a parareligion
Definitions
- Relating to a parareligion
Ancestry of “parareligious”, step by step
parareligious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English religious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | religious | Concerning religion; Committed to the practice or... |
| 2 | Latin | religiositas | religiousness |
| 3 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 4 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 5 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Pará
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pará | A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions |
| 2 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 3 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 4 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 5 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 7 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 8 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 9 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |