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Where does “postreligious” come from?

postreligious (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.

postreligious (English): After the decline of religion

Definitions

  1. After the decline of religion

Ancestry of “postreligious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreligiousConcerning religion; Committed to the practice or...
2Latinreligiositasreligiousness
3Latinreligiōsus—
4Latinreligiō—
5Latinreligō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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