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Where does “pofticios” come from?

pofticios (Romanian) comes from Romanian pofti, from Church Slavonic похътѣти, from Church Slavonic хътѣти, from Proto-Slavic xъtěti — Alternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend.

pofticios (Romanian): covetous, desirous; lustful, wanton; greedy,...

Definitions

  1. covetous, desirous; lustful, wanton; greedy,...

Ancestry of “pofticios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpoftito desire, wish for, crave; to covet; to invite
2Church Slavonicпохътѣти—
3Church Slavonicхътѣти—
4Proto-SlavicxъtětiAlternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend
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