Where does “скрупулёзный” come from?
скрупулёзный (Russian) comes from French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus, from Latin scrūpulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
скрупулёзный (Russian): scrupulous, meticulous
Definitions
- scrupulous, meticulous
Ancestry of “скрупулёзный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scrupuleux | scrupulous |
| 2 | Latin | scrūpulōsus | full of sharp stones |
| 3 | Latin | scrūpulus | a small, sharp or pointed stone |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |