piety的词源

英文词源

piety: piety: see pity
piety (n.): early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), "mercy, tenderness, pity," from Old French piete "piety, faith; pity, compassion" (12c.), from Latin pietatem (nominative pietas) "dutiful conduct, sense of duty; religiousness, piety; loyalty, patriotism; faithfulness to natural ties," in Late Latin "gentleness, kindness, pity;" from pius "kind" (see pious). Meaning "piousness" attested in English from c. 1600. Also see pity (n.).

来自法语piete,虔诚，忠诚，怜悯，同情，来自拉丁语pietas,尽职，忠诚，笃信上帝，来自pius,友好的，善良的，词源同pity,pious.因主要用于词义虔诚，也可用于指孝顺，孝道。

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