Where does “irreliġjuż” come from?
irreliġjuż (Maltese) comes from Italian irreligioso, from Latin irreligiosus, from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irreliġjuż (Maltese): irreligious
Definitions
- irreligious
Ancestry of “irreliġjuż”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | irreligioso | irreligious |
| 2 | Latin | irreligiosus | irreligious, impious |
| 3 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 4 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 5 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |