Where does “pietistic” come from?
Pietistic derives from English pietist and English piety, ultimately tracing through Latin -ista and Proto-Indo-European -kos and -idyéti, meaning to be devoted or faithful.
pietistic (English): Pertaining to pietism, especially that associated...
Definitions
- Pertaining to pietism, especially that associated...
Ancestry of “pietistic”, step by step
pietistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pietist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pietist | Alternative form of pietist |
| 2 | English | piety | Reverence and devotion to God; Similar reverence... |
| 3 | Middle English | piete | mercifulness, compassion, sympathy |
| 4 | Middle French | pieté | piety |
| 5 | Latin | pietas | Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,... |
| 6 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 8 | Pali | -tā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |
via German pietistisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pietistisch | pietistic |