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Where does “cupidus” come from?

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

cupidus (Latin): eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous

Definitions

  1. eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous

Ancestry of “cupidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-idustending to
2Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “cupidus”

  • Cupid
  • covet
  • covetousness
  • covetous
  • cupidity
  • covetously
  • covetable
  • kewpie
  • coveteth
  • coveter
  • uncovetous
  • covetest
  • Cupidlike
  • cupide
  • cupiditas
  • cupiditosus
  • Cupido
  • cupido
  • codicioso
  • codicia
  • codiciable
  • cudicia
  • cupidità
  • cupidité
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