"curious" in seven languages
Meaningcurious
Spanish
curioso
/kuˈɾjoso/
learned
French
curieux
/kyʁjø/
learned
fem.: curieuse
Italian
curioso
/kuˈrjoso/
learned
Portuguese
curioso
/kuɾiˈozu/
learned
Romanian
curios
/kuriˈos/
learned
Catalan
curiós
/kuɾiˈos/
learned
English
curious
/ˈkjʊɹiəs/
from Latin/French · Old French, from Latin CŪRIŌSUS
English → ItaliancuriouscuriosoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CŪRIŌSUM‘careful; inquisitive’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
From CŪRA 'care': a curious person takes care to find out. In all four languages it means both 'inquisitive' and 'strange'.
English relatives: curiosity, cure, accurate
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In a sentence
- esLos niños son curiosos por naturaleza.
- frLes enfants sont curieux de nature.
- itI bambini sono curiosi per natura.
- ptAs crianças são curiosas por natureza.
- roCopiii sunt curioși din fire.
- caEls nens són curiosos per naturalesa.
- enChildren are curious by nature.
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