English
scrupulous
Scrupulous comes from Latin scrupulosus ‘full of sharp stones’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrupulosus‘full of sharp stones’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600scrupuleux
- Englishearliest quotation 2016scrupulous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrupulosus‘full of sharp stones’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600scrupuleux
- Englishearliest quotation 2016scrupulous
Earliest quotation: 2016, Tim Carvell et al., Special Districts: “Come on! You have got to admire their dedication…”
Every English word from Latin scrupulosus
Today it means
adj Exactly and carefully conducted.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin scrupulosus / scrupulous