Where does “meticulozitate” come from?
meticulozitate (Romanian) comes from French méticulosité, from French méticuleux, 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.
meticulozitate (Romanian): meticulosity
Definitions
- meticulosity
Ancestry of “meticulozitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | méticulosité | meticulousness |
| 2 | French | méticuleux | meticulous |
| 3 | Latin | meticulōsus | full of fear; fearful; timid |
| 4 | Latin | -culōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |