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cupido.

desire/love/wish/longing (passionate); lust; greed, appetite; desire for gain;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kʊˈpiː.doː]Classical-Latin[kuˈpiː.do]

  1. desire, longing, especially amorous desire, eagerness

    declension-3

  2. lust, passion, greed

    declension-3
    cupīdō caeca
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin -īdō Latin cupīdō From cupiō (“to desire”) + -īdō.

adj[ˈkʊ.pɪ.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.pi.do]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cupidus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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