Where does “religio” come from?

religio (Ido) comes from French religion, from Middle French religion, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

religio (Ido): religion

Definitions

  1. religion

Ancestry of “religio”, step by step

religio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French religion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreligionreligion
2Middle Frenchreligionreligion
3Old Frenchreligionreligion
4Latinreligiōscrupulousness, conscientious exactness
5Latinreligōto bind fast
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian рели́гия

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрели́гияreligion
2Polishreligiareligion

via English Religion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishReligionBelief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief
2Middle Englishreligiounreligion

Words derived from “religio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →