Etymology

co-religionist

Today it means: A fellow follower of one's religion. Full definition →

English religionist ← Middle English religioun ← Old French religion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Italic*wre-
  9. Latinre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  12. Proto-Italic*legō
  13. Latinlegō
  14. Latinrelegō
  15. Latinre-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyǵ-
  17. Latinligō
  18. Latinreligō
  19. Latinreligiō
  20. Old Frenchreligion
  21. Middle Englishreligioun
  22. Englishreligion
  23. Englishreligionist
  24. English todayco-religionist

From co- + religionist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.