Where does “religiosa” come from?
religiosa (Latin) comes from Latin religiosus, from Latin religio, from Latin relego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
religiosa (Latin): nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
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- nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
Ancestry of “religiosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | religiosus | pious, devout, religious; scrupulous; sacred,... |
| 2 | Latin | religio | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness; piety,... |
| 3 | Latin | relego | I gather, collect again, recover; I travel,... |
| 4 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 5 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |