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Where does “ειδωλολάτρισσα” come from?

ειδωλολάτρισσα (Greek) comes from Greek ειδωλολάτρης, 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.

ειδωλολάτρισσα (Greek): pagan, idolatress, heathen

Definitions

  1. pagan, idolatress, heathen

Ancestry of “ειδωλολάτρισσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekειδωλολάτρηςpagan, idolater, heathen
2Ancient Greekεἰδωλολάτρηςan idol-worshipper, idolater
3Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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