The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromλατρεία“service,” “worship”
- English todaylatria
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “service,” “worship”), from λατρευειν (latreuein, “wait on,” “serve with prayer”).
Words from the same roots
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.