Where does “Cupido” come from?

Cupido (German) comes from Latin cupīdō, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Cupido (German): Cupid

Definitions

  1. Cupid

Ancestry of “Cupido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincupīdō—
2Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin cupidus →
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