Where does “incurious” come from?
Incurious comes from Latin incuriosus, formed from the prefix in- and curiosus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "not" or "without."
incurious (English): Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested;...
Definitions
- Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested;...
Ancestry of “incurious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | incuriosus | careless, negligent; indifferent, unconcerned;... |
| 2 | Latin | incuria | lack of care, carelessness, negligence, neglect |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “incurious”