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Where does “concupiscence” come from?

Concupiscence comes from Latin concupiscentia, formed from con- and the inchoative suffix -scō attached to a root meaning desire, with the abstract noun suffix -entia.

concupiscence (English): An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust;...

Definitions

  1. An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust;...

Ancestry of “concupiscence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconcupiscentialonging, desire, concupiscence; concupiscence
2Latinconcupiscensdesiring, coveting; longing for
3Latinconcupīscō—
4Latinconcupiō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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