Where does “idolatri” come from?
idolatri (Swedish) 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.
idolatri (Swedish): idolatry
Definitions
- idolatry
Ancestry of “idolatri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | īdōlatrīa | — |
| 2 | Latin | īdōlolatrīa | idolatry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰδωλολατρείᾱ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |