Where does “curiar” come from?
curiar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese curioso, from Old Portuguese curioso, from Latin curiosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
curiar (Portuguese): to snoop, to be nosy
Definitions
- to snoop, to be nosy
Ancestry of “curiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | curioso | curious; inquisitive; curious; odd; out of the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | curioso | — |
| 3 | Latin | curiosus | Careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;... |
| 4 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 5 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 6 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 7 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |