Where does “religiosity” come from?
Religiosity comes from French religiosité, from Latin religiositas meaning devotion, derived from religiosus meaning devout, from religio meaning conscientiousness or reverence.
religiosity (English): The quality of being religious or pious,...
Definitions
- The quality of being religious or pious,...
Ancestry of “religiosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | religious | Concerning religion; Committed to the practice or... |
| 2 | Latin | religiositas | religiousness |
| 3 | Latin | religiōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | religiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | religō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “religiosity”