myEtymology.com: English etymology of heliolatry

Etymology of the English word heliolatry

the English word heliolatry

using the English suffix -latry

using the English prefix helio-

derived from the Greek prefix helio-, ἡλιο-

derived from the Greek word helios, ἥλιος (the sun; by implication, light)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sāwel- (to shine)