escrupulo

The story

1. Latin · derived fromscrūpulus“scruple, nagging doubt, <small>¹<big>⁄</big>₂₄</small> uncia”
2. Spanish · borrowed fromescrúpulo
3. English todayescrupulo

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish escrúpulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, ¹⁄₂₄ uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escropulo.

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