myEtymology.com: French etymology of curiosity

Etymology of the French word curiosity

the French word curiosity

derived from the Latin word curiositas (curiosity, inquisitiveness; excessive eagerness for knowledge)

derived from the Latin word curiosus (careful, diligent, painstaking; labored, elaborate, complicated; spy, one who is prying; scout)

derived from the Latin word cura (concern, worry, anxiety; office, task, responsibility)

English curiosity