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Where does “curiosare” come from?

curiosare (Italian) comes from Italian curioso, from Latin curiosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

curiosare (Italian): to look around; to poke about; to be nosey or...

Definitions

  1. to look around; to poke about; to be nosey or...

Ancestry of “curiosare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancuriosocurious; inquisitive; curious thing
2LatincuriosusCareful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;...
3Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
4Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
5Latinont-to-s—
6Latin-o-wont-to-s—
Every word from Latin -o-wont-to-s →