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Where does “curiosum” come from?

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

curiosum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of cūriōsus

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of cūriōsus

Ancestry of “curiosum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincuriosusCareful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;...
2Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
3Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
4Latinont-to-s—
5Latin-o-wont-to-s—

Words derived from “curiosum”

  • curiosum
  • kuriozum
  • kuriózum
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