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

  1. Relating to a parareligion

Ancestry of “parareligious”, step by step

parareligious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English religious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreligiousConcerning religion; Committed to the practice or...
2Latinreligiositasreligiousness
3Latinreligiōsuspious, devout, religious
4Latinreligiōscrupulousness, conscientious exactness
5Latinreligōto bind fast
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Pará

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParáA former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions
2PortugueseParáa state in the North Region of Brazil
3PortuguesePerapear
4Portugueseesperawait
5Portugueseesperarto wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate
6Old Portugueseasperar
7Old Spanishesperarto wait for, await
8Latinspērōto hope, expect
9Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
10Proto-Italicspēshope
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-