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religioso.

religious

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/Brazil[he.li.ʒiˈo.zu]Brazil/ʁe.liˈʒjo.zu/Brazil[he.liˈʒjo.zu]Brazil

  1. religious

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 religiōsusbor. Portuguese religioso Borrowed from Latin religiōsus.

noun/ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/Brazil[he.li.ʒiˈo.zu]Brazil/ʁe.liˈʒjo.zu/Brazil[he.liˈʒjo.zu]Brazil

  1. religious, monk, friar

    masculine
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 religiōsusbor. Portuguese religioso Borrowed from Latin religiōsus.

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