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Where does “insoucieux” come from?

insoucieux (French) comes from French soucieux, from French souci, from French soucier, from Middle French soucyer, from Latin sollicitō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos — whole.

insoucieux (French): unconcerned, carefree

Definitions

  1. unconcerned, carefree

Ancestry of “insoucieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoucieuxworried; nervous, hesitant
2Frenchsouciworry; concern; Marigold
3Frenchsoucierto worry
4Middle Frenchsoucyerto worry
5Latinsollicitō—
6LatinsollicitusThoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...
7Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
8Proto-Italicsolnos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “insoucieux”

  • insoucieusement
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