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Where does “appetition” come from?

appetition (English) comes from Latin appetitio, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

appetition (English): A desire, longing for, or seeking after of...

Definitions

  1. A desire, longing for, or seeking after of...

Ancestry of “appetition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinappetitioThe act of grasping at or reaching after...
2Latinappetō—
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →