Where does “religioso” come from?
religioso (Italian) comes from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
religioso (Italian): religious, devout; religious, monk, friar
Definitions
- religious, devout; religious, monk, friar
Ancestry of “religioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 2 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 3 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |