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Scrupulous etymology

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English word scrupulous comes from Latin scrupulus

Detailed word origin of scrupulous

Dictionary entry Language Definition
scrupulus Latin (lat) (figuratively) Anxiety, uneasiness, solicitude, difficulty, doubt, scruple.. A small sharp or pointed stone.. The twenty-fourth part of an ounce.
scrupulosus Latin (lat) Full of sharp stones. Exact, precise, anxious, careful, scrupulous. Rough, rugged. Steep.
scrupuleux Middle French (frm)
scrupulous English (en) Exactly and carefully conducted.. Having scruples or compunctions.. Precise; exact or strict.