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Where does “curios” come from?

curios (English) comes from English curio, from English curiosity, from Middle English curiosite, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem.

curios (English): plural of curio

Definitions

  1. plural of curio

Ancestry of “curios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurioA strange and interesting object; something that...
2EnglishcuriosityInquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn...
3Middle Englishcuriosite—
4Anglo-Normancuriouseté—
5Latincūriōsitātem—
Every word from Latin cūriōsitātem →