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Where does “pietas” come from?

pietas (Latin) comes from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

pietas (Latin): Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,...

Definitions

  1. Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,...

Ancestry of “pietas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīus—
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “pietas”

  • pity
  • piety
  • pitiless
  • impiety
  • pittance
  • pitilessly
  • pietistic
  • pietism
  • pietist
  • pitieth
  • pietà
  • pitilessness
  • pitiest
  • filiopietistic
  • pitier
  • pietistically
  • unpity
  • unpiety
  • bepity
  • self-pity
  • impietas
  • pietatem
  • despiadado
  • piedad
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