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Where does “cupiditia” come from?

cupiditia (Late Latin) comes from Latin cupiditas, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Ancestry of “cupiditia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincupiditasdesire; lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed,...
2Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “cupiditia”

  • codicioso
  • codicia
  • codiciable
  • cudicia
  • cobiça
  • cobiçar
  • cobiiça
  • cubdicia
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