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Where does “appetiteless” come from?

appetiteless (English) comes from English appetite, from Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

appetiteless (English): Devoid of appetite

Definitions

  1. Devoid of appetite

Ancestry of “appetiteless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappetiteDesire to eat food or consume drink; Any strong...
2Middle Englishappetit—
3Old Frenchapetitappetite
4Latinappetitusan attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;...
5Latinappetō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →