myEtymology.com: English etymology of religiose

Etymology of the English word religiose

the English word religiose

derived from the Church Latin word religiosus (pious, devout, religious; religious devotee; member of a religious order)

derived 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-

Word found in Modern English