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Where does “meticoloso” come from?

meticoloso (Italian) comes 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.

meticoloso (Italian): meticulous

Definitions

  1. meticulous

Ancestry of “meticoloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeticulōsus—
2Latin-culōsus—
3Latincūlus—
4Proto-Celtickūlos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “meticoloso”

  • meticolosamente
  • meticolosaggine
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