Where does “piaganismo” come from?
piaganismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese paganismo, from Latin pāgānismus, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
piaganismo (Portuguese): A neopagan religion endemic to the Piauí region
Definitions
- A neopagan religion endemic to the Piauí region
Ancestry of “piaganismo”, step by step
piaganismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese paganismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | paganismo | paganism |
| 2 | Latin | pāgānismus | heathenry, paganism, heathenism |
| 3 | Latin | pāgānus | of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic |
| 4 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Italian piaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piaga | sore, scab; reason for inconsolable pain; wound;... |
| 2 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 3 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |