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Where does “idolatrare” come from?

idolatrare (Italian) comes from Italian idolatra, from French idolâtrer, from French idolâtre, from Latin idololatres, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

idolatrare (Italian): to worship; to idolize

Definitions

  1. to worship; to idolize

Ancestry of “idolatrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianidolatraidolatrous; idolater; third-person singular...
2Frenchidolâtrerto idolize; to worship
3Frenchidolâtreidolatrous; idol-worshipping; idolater
4LatinidololatresAn idol worshipper, idolater
5Ancient Greekεἰδωλολάτρηςan idol-worshipper, idolater
6Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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