Where does “méticulosité” come from?
méticulosité (French) comes from French méticuleux, from Latin meticulōsus, from Latin -culōsus, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
méticulosité (French): meticulousness
Definitions
- meticulousness
Ancestry of “méticulosité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | méticuleux | meticulous |
| 2 | Latin | meticulōsus | full of fear; fearful; timid |
| 3 | Latin | -culōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |