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Where does “ydolatrie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ydolatrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchidolatrieidolatry
2Latinīdōlatrīa—
3Latinīdōlolatrīa—
4Ancient Greekεἰδωλολατρείᾱ—
5Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “ydolatrie”

  • idolatry
  • idolatrous
  • idolatrously
  • idolatrousness
  • unidolatrous
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