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Where does “unlibidinous” come from?

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

unlibidinous (English): Not libidinous

Definitions

  1. Not libidinous

Ancestry of “unlibidinous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlibidinousHaving lustful desires; characterized by lewdness
2Middle Englishlibidinous—
3Latinlibidinosuslibidinous, licentious; passionate; yearning for...
4Latinlibidodesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure;...
5Latinlibetit is pleasing; it is agreeable; third-person...
6LatinlubetAlternative form of libet
7Proto-Italicluβēōto desire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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