myEtymology.com: French etymology of scrupule

Etymology of the French word scrupule

the Old French word scrupule

derived from the Latin word scrupulus (small stone; fraction of an ounce; scruple)

derived from the Latin word scrupus (sharp stone; worry, anxiety)

Catalan escrupol, Dutch scrupule, English scruple, German Skrupel, Italian scrupolo, Latin scrupulus, Lithuanian skrupulas, Norwegian skruppel, Spanish escrupulo, Swedish skrupel

Word found in Old French