Where does “urreligion” come from?
urreligion (English) comes from English Ur, from German Urkontinent, from German Kontinent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
urreligion (English): The theoretical primeval religion
Definitions
- The theoretical primeval religion
Ancestry of “urreligion”, step by step
urreligion traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ur | A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago) |
| 2 | German | Urkontinent | palaeocontinent |
| 3 | German | Kontinent | continent |
| 4 | Latin | continēns | limiting, enclosing |
| 5 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Religion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Religion | Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief |
| 2 | Middle English | religioun | religion |
| 3 | Old French | religion | religion |
| 4 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 5 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
via German Religion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Religion | religion |