Where does “pia” come from?
pia (Esperanto) comes from French pieux, from Middle French pieux, from Old French piu, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pia (Esperanto): pious
Definitions
- pious
Ancestry of “pia”, step by step
pia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French pieux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pieux | pious; plural of pieu |
| 2 | Middle French | pieux | pious |
| 3 | Old French | piu | — |
| 4 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English pious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pious | Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety,... |
via Italian pio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pio | pious, devout, prayerful; charitable |