Where does “scrupulously” come from?
Scrupulously comes from Middle French scrupuleusement, derived from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus, ultimately from Latin scrupulus meaning a small sharp stone that causes discomfort.
scrupulously (English): In a careful manner, with scruple; done with...
Definitions
- In a careful manner, with scruple; done with...
Ancestry of “scrupulously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted; Having scruples... |
| 2 | Middle French | scrupuleux | — |
| 3 | Latin | scrūpulōsus | full of sharp stones |
| 4 | Latin | scrūpulus | a small, sharp or pointed stone |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |