Where does “curiosum” come from?
curiosum (Dutch) comes from Latin curiosum, from Latin curiosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
curiosum (Dutch): A curiosity, a curio, a curiosum
Definitions
- A curiosity, a curio, a curiosum
Ancestry of “curiosum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | curiosum | nominative neuter singular of cūriōsus |
| 2 | Latin | curiosus | Careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;... |
| 3 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 4 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 5 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 6 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |