Where does “soucieusement” come from?
soucieusement (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.
soucieusement (French): worriedly; nervously, hesitantly
Definitions
- worriedly; nervously, hesitantly
Ancestry of “soucieusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soucieux | worried; nervous, hesitant |
| 2 | French | souci | worry; concern; Marigold |
| 3 | French | soucier | to worry |
| 4 | Middle French | soucyer | to worry |
| 5 | Latin | sollicitō | to disturb, disquiet, stir, agitate, distress, harass, vex, make anxious |
| 6 | Latin | sollicitus | Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;... |
| 7 | Latin | sollus | whole, entire, unbroken |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | solnos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sol(h₂)nós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |