Where does “idolatra” come from?
idolatra (Italian) comes from French idolâtrer, from French idolâtre, from Latin idololatres, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
idolatra (Italian): idolatrous; idolater; third-person singular...
Definitions
- idolatrous; idolater; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “idolatra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | idolâtrer | to idolize; to worship |
| 2 | French | idolâtre | idolatrous; idol-worshipping; idolater |
| 3 | Latin | idololatres | An idol worshipper, idolater |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰδωλολάτρης | an idol-worshipper, idolater |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |