Etymology of the English word fastidious
the English word
fastidiousderived from the Old French word
fastidieuxderived from the Latin word
fastidiosus (squeamish; exacting; disdainful)
derived from the Latin word
fastidium (loathing, disgust; squeamishness)
derived from the Latin word
fastus (calendar, almanac, annals; list of festivals; list of consuls who gave names to years; not forbidden; scornful contempt, destain, haughtiness)
derived from the Latin word
fas (divine, heaven's law, will)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*faitazDate
The earliest known usage of fastidious in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
