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Where does “antilust” come from?

antilust (English) comes from English lust, from Middle English lust, from Old English lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

antilust (English): Opposing or inhibiting lust

Definitions

  1. Opposing or inhibiting lust

Ancestry of “antilust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlustA feeling of strong desire, especially such a...
2Middle Englishlust—
3Old Englishlustdesire, pleasure, appetite, lust
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
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