Re: [tied] Religion

It's a Latin word, not an inherited PIE one, and of course it was first used by Latin writers. The etymological question whether it's connected to <relegere> 'read over again' or <religa:re> 'bind' and <obliga:tio:> was already discussed by ancient Latin writers:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%2340974

Piotr

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From: S.Kalyanaraman
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Subject: [tied] Religion


Etyma in Bartleby dictionary note that the word is related to
Latin 'religa_re' (to tie fast).

What is the earliest attested occurrence of this term, 'religion' in
IE?

There is no synonym for the word, 'religion' in any language of
India. 'Dharma' is not 'religion'.


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