Where does “pietista” come from?

pietista (Italian) comes from Italian pietà, from Latin pietas, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Pali -tā, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

pietista (Italian): Pietist; bigot

Definitions

  1. Pietist; bigot

Ancestry of “pietista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpietàpity, compassion, godliness; piety; pietà
2LatinpietasDutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,...
3Latinpīus—
4Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
5Pali-tā—
6Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Latin -tās →Every word from Latin pīus →