Etymology of the English word religion
the English word
religionderived from the Old French word
religionderived from the Classical Latin word
religio (reverence, respect, awe; supernatural constraint, taboo; obligation)
derived from the Latin word
religare (tie out of the way; bind fast; moor)
derived from the Late Latin word
ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leig-using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of religion in English dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Dutch
religie, French
religion, French
réligion, German
Religion, Italian
religione, Latin
religio, Lithuanian
religija, Norwegian
religion, Polish
religia, Russian
религия, Spanish
religion, Swedish
religion, Yiddish
religieUsage
Word found in Modern English
