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Where does “idolatrie” come from?

idolatrie (Old French) comes from Latin īdōlatrīa, from Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

idolatrie (Old French): idolatry

Definitions

  1. idolatry

Ancestry of “idolatrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīdōlatrīa—
2Latinīdōlolatrīa—
3Ancient Greekεἰδωλολατρείᾱ—
4Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “idolatrie”

  • idolatry
  • idolatrous
  • idolatrously
  • idolatrousness
  • unidolatrous
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