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Where does “scrupuleux” come from?

scrupuleux (French) comes from Latin scrūpulōsus, 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.

scrupuleux (French): scrupulous

Definitions

  1. scrupulous

Ancestry of “scrupuleux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrūpulōsus—
2Latinscrūpulus—
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “scrupuleux”

  • scrupulosité
  • skrupuløs
  • scrupulozitate
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