The story
- Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
- Proto-Italic*pīos
- Latinpius
- English todaypious
Borrowed from Latin pīus (“pious, dutiful, blessed, kind, devout”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“pure”). Cognate with Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”). More at feal.
Words from the same roots
Latinpīus all →
Piarist
Proto-Indo-European*pewH- all →
purepurblind
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.