Etymology

concupiscent

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Today it means: Amorous; lustful. Full definition →

Latin concupiscens
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  1. Latin · derived fromconcupiscens
  2. English todayconcupiscent

From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”).

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