Where does “キューピッド” come from?

キューピッド (Japanese) comes from English Cupid, from French cupide, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

キューピッド (Japanese): cupid child with bow and arrow as representation of love

Definitions

  1. cupid child with bow and arrow as representation of love

Ancestry of “キューピッド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCupidThe god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros
2Frenchcupidegreedy
3Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin cupidus →