Where does “curiosity” come from?
Curiosity derives from Middle English curiosite and curiouste, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté and Latin curiositatem, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root kʷey- meaning to pile up or accumulate.
curiosity (English): Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn...
Definitions
- Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn...
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