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

  1. eagerly, particularly; vocative masculine...

Ancestry of “cupide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincupiduseager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin cupidus →