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impious (adj.)
[impious 词源字典]
1590s, from Latin
impius
"without reverence, irreverent, wicked; undutiful, unpatriotic," from assimilated form of
in-
"not, opposite of" (see
in-
(1)) +
pius
(see
pious
). Related:
Impiously
;
impiousness
.
[impious etymology, impious origin, 英语词源]