idolatry

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἰδωλολατρίᾱ“worship of idols”
2. Late Latin · derived fromīdōlolatrīa
3. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromīdōlatrīa
4. Old French · derived fromidolatrie
5. Middle English · inherited fromydolatrie
6. English todayidolatry

Inherited from Middle English ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlatrīa, from Late Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā, “worship of idols”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “idol”) & λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) or λατρεύω (latreúō, “to worship”), from λάτρον (látron, “payment”). Equivalent to idol + -latry. Cognate with Modern French idolâtrie, Italian idolatria, Occitan ydolatria, Portuguese idolatria, and Spanish idolatría. Displaced native Old English dēofolġield (literally “devil worship”).