Where does “fastidious” come from?
Fastidious comes from Latin fastidiosus, derived from Latin fastidium, which traces to Latin taedium and Latin fas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
fastidious (English): Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about...
Definitions
- Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about...
Ancestry of “fastidious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fastīdiōsus | squeamish |
| 2 | Latin | fastīdium | loathing, disgust, disdain |
| 3 | Latin | fastus | allowed; A day on which courts sat; court... |
| 4 | Latin | fas | dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂os | utterance, saying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |