Where does “evlavios” come from?

evlavios (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

evlavios (Romanian): pious

Definitions

  1. pious

Ancestry of “evlavios”, step by step

evlavios traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Romanian evlavie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianevlaviepiety, godliness, devotion
2Greekευλάβεια—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →