myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of religión

Etymology of the Spanish word religión

the Spanish word religión

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-