Possible word connection?

[Bob A Job]

Does anyone know if there is a connection between the words 'Region' and 'Religion'?

Just wondered if there was a common history.

[gen2]

Surely it came about when a 51 year old Roman monk called 'Religio' (Reginald) entered the region and thus founded the first reLIgion.

[bernardo]

region comes from the Latin regio, regionis (direction, district) from regere (to direct).

religion comes from Latin religio (obligation, bond, reverence).

In other words, no there is no specific connection.

[jno]

seemingly not. Religion comes from re-ligens, which means fearing the gods - and is the opposite of negligens. Fancy that. Not the connection you were looking for, but I've learnt something.