Where does “religieux” come from?
Religieux comes from French religieux, derived from Latin religiosus, an adjective formed with the suffix -osus meaning "full of" or "characterized by," ultimately from Latin ligo meaning "to bind."
religieux (English): A man bound by monastic vows; a monk
Definitions
- A man bound by monastic vows; a monk
Ancestry of “religieux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | religieux | religious; a religious person |
| 2 | Middle French | religieux | — |
| 3 | Old French | religieus | religious; monk |
| 4 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 5 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 6 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |