religiosus.
religious devotee; member of a religious order (Bee);
Meaning & usage
pious, devout, religious
scrupulous
sacred, taboo
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin relegōder.? ▲ Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Latin religōder.? Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin religiō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin religiōsus From religiō (“conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation, duty; religion”) + -ōsus (“-full; -ous”).
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