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Where does “envie” come from?

envie (French) comes from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

envie (French): desire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy

Definitions

  1. desire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy

Ancestry of “envie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
2Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
3LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “envie”

  • avie
  • envier
  • envieuse
  • envieusement
  • envieux
  • enviable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →