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Where does “kuriositet” come from?

kuriositet (Swedish) comes from Latin curiositas, from German kurios, from Latin curiosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

kuriositet (Swedish): a curiosity

Definitions

  1. a curiosity

Ancestry of “kuriositet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuriositascuriosity, inquisitiveness
2Germankurios—
3LatincuriosusCareful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;...
4Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
5Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
6Latinont-to-s—
7Latin-o-wont-to-s—
Every word from Latin -o-wont-to-s →