Where does “hagiographie” come from?
hagiographie (French) comes from French hagio-, from Ancient Greek ἅγιος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.
hagiographie (French): hagiography; biography of a saint or saints
Definitions
- hagiography; biography of a saint or saints
Ancestry of “hagiographie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hagio- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἅγιος | devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yaǵ- | to sacrifice; to worship |
Words derived from “hagiographie”