pious

English

/ˈpaɪəs/

adj

Definitions

Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīus (pious, devout, dutiful, good, faithful, blessed, kind) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (adore).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pey-

Gloss

adore

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

piously English
piousness English
ultrapious English
pipo Latin
pīus Latin
*pey- Proto-Indo-European
*failijaz Proto-Germanic
fǣle Old English
fele Middle English