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Where does “libidoless” come from?

libidoless (English) comes from English libido, from Latin libido, from Latin libet, from Latin lubet, from Proto-Italic luβēō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

libidoless (English): Without a libido

Definitions

  1. Without a libido

Ancestry of “libidoless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlibidoSexual urges or drives; Drives or mental energies...
2Latinlibidodesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure;...
3Latinlibetit is pleasing; it is agreeable; third-person...
4LatinlubetAlternative form of libet
5Proto-Italicluβēōto desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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