myEtymology.com: French etymology of superstitieux

Etymology of the French word superstitieux

the French word superstitieux

derived from the Latin word superstitiosus (superstitious, full of unreasoning religious awe)

derived from the Latin word superstitio (superstition; irrational religious awe)

derived from the Latin word superstes (outliving, surviving; standing over)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Medieval Latin prefix super-

derived from the Classical Latin word super (above)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper