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Where does “cupide” come from?

cupide (French) comes from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

cupide (French): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “cupide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “cupide”

  • cupidement
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