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religio-

/rɛˈlɪdʒioʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
re-li-gio-
IPA
/rɛˈlɪdʒioʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

combining form of religion

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin relegōder.? ▲ Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Latin religōder.? Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin religiōbor. Old French religionbor. Middle English religioun English religionclip. Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English religio- Clipping of religion + -o-.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /rɛˈlɪdʒioʊ/

Questions

How do you pronounce religio-?
The recorded pronunciation is /rɛˈlɪdʒioʊ/.
What does religio- mean?
combining form of religion
Where does religio- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin relegōder.? ▲ Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Latin religōder.? Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin religiōbor. Old French religionbor. Middle English religioun English religionclip. Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English religio- Clipping of religion + -o-.

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