The story
- Latin · derived fromappetentia
- French · borrowed fromappétence
- English todayappetence
Circa 1600, from French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere (“to seek after”). Doublet of appetite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
appetence
Today it means: The state or action of desiring or craving. Full definition →
French appétence ← Latin appetentia