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appetitus.

appetite, desire; esp. natural/instinctive desire;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ap.pɛˈtiː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ap.peˈtiː.tus]

  1. an attack, assault

    declension-4

  2. passionate desire or longing

    declension-4

  3. the faculty of desire

    declension-4

  4. passion, appetite

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin appetō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin appetītus From appetō (“strive after, assail”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

verb[ap.pɛˈtiː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ap.peˈtiː.tus]

  1. desired, coveted having been longed for.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  2. attacked, assaulted, having been assailed.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of appetō (“strive after, assail”).

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