Where does “coreligionar” come from?
coreligionar (Romanian) comes from French coreligionnaire, from French religion, from Middle French religion, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
coreligionar (Romanian): coreligionist
Definitions
- coreligionist
Ancestry of “coreligionar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | coreligionnaire | coreligionist |
| 2 | French | religion | religion |
| 3 | Middle French | religion | religion |
| 4 | Old French | religion | religion |
| 5 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 6 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |