Where does “codiciable” come from?
codiciable (Spanish) comes from Spanish codicia, from Spanish cudicia, from Old Spanish cubdicia, from Late Latin cupiditia, from Latin cupiditas, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
codiciable (Spanish): appealing, desirable
Definitions
- appealing, desirable
Ancestry of “codiciable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | codicia | greed, avarice; lust |
| 2 | Spanish | cudicia | Obsolete form of codicia |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cubdicia | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cupiditia | — |
| 5 | Latin | cupiditas | desire; lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed,... |
| 6 | Latin | cupidus | eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous |
| 7 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |