Where does “devout” come from?
devout (Middle English) comes from Old French devot, from Latin dēvotus, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
devout (Middle English): devout; sacred, holy
Definitions
- devout; sacred, holy
Ancestry of “devout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | devot | devout |
| 2 | Latin | dēvotus | vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted |
| 3 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |