Where does “scrupler” come from?
scrupler (English) comes from English scruple, from Old French scrupule, from Latin scrūpulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scrupler (English): One who scruples
Definitions
- One who scruples
Ancestry of “scrupler”, step by step
scrupler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scruple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scruple | A weight of 1⁄288 of a pound, that is, twenty... |
| 2 | Old French | scrupule | — |
| 3 | Latin | scrūpulus | a small, sharp or pointed stone |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |