Where does “cupido” come from?

cupido (Italian) comes from Latin cupīdō, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

cupido (Italian): Cupid, the god of love

Definitions

  1. Cupid, the god of love

Ancestry of “cupido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincupīdō—
2Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “cupido”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin cupidus →