Where does “overscrupulosity” come from?
overscrupulosity (English) comes from English scrupulosity, from English scrupulous, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus, from Latin scrūpulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
overscrupulosity (English): overscrupulousness
Ancestry of “overscrupulosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scrupulosity | The property of being scrupulous; excessive... |
| 2 | English | scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted; Having scruples... |
| 3 | Middle French | scrupuleux | — |
| 4 | Latin | scrūpulōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | scrūpulus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |