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Where does “libidinos” come from?

libidinos (Romanian) comes from French libidineux, from Latin libidinosus, from Latin libido, from Latin libet, from Latin lubet, from Proto-Italic luβēō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

libidinos (Romanian): libidinous

Definitions

  1. libidinous

Ancestry of “libidinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlibidineuxlibidinous, lustful
2Latinlibidinosuslibidinous, licentious; passionate; yearning for...
3Latinlibidodesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure;...
4Latinlibetit is pleasing; it is agreeable; third-person...
5LatinlubetAlternative form of libet
6Proto-Italicluβēōto desire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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