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Where does “appetens” come from?

appetens (Latin) comes from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

appetens (Latin): striving for; assaulting, assailing; approaching

Definitions

  1. striving for; assaulting, assailing; approaching

Ancestry of “appetens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinappetō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “appetens”

  • inappetence
  • appetence
  • appetent
  • appetentia
  • appétence
  • inappétence
  • apetência
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →