Where does “idolâtre” come from?
idolâtre (French) comes from Latin idololatres, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.
idolâtre (French): idolatrous; idol-worshipping; idolater
Definitions
- idolatrous; idol-worshipping; idolater
Ancestry of “idolâtre”, step by step
idolâtre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin idololatres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | idololatres | An idol worshipper, idolater |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰδωλολάτρης | an idol-worshipper, idolater |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 5 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 6 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English idolastre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idolastre | An idolater |
| 2 | Latin | idololatra | Alternative form of īdōlolatrēs |