Where does “Staatsreligion” come from?
Staatsreligion (German) comes from German Religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
Staatsreligion (German): state religion
Definitions
- state religion
Ancestry of “Staatsreligion”, step by step
Staatsreligion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Religion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Religion | religion |
| 2 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 3 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Staat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |