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Where does “r'ligieux” come from?

r'ligieux (Norman) comes from Old French religieus, from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

r'ligieux (Norman): religious

Definitions

  1. religious

Ancestry of “r'ligieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreligieusreligious; monk
2Latinreligiōsus—
3Latinreligiō—
4Latinreligō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “r'ligieux”

  • r'ligieusement
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