Where does “cupide” come from?
cupide (Latin) comes from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
cupide (Latin): eagerly, particularly; vocative masculine...
Definitions
- eagerly, particularly; vocative masculine...
Ancestry of “cupide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cupidus | eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous |
| 2 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |