Etymology

cupidity

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Today it means: Extreme greed, especially for wealth. Full definition →

French cupidité ← Latin cupiditās
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcupiditās“strong desire”
  2. French · derived fromcupidité
  3. English todaycupidity

From French cupidité, from Latin cupiditās (“strong desire”), from cupidus (“keen, desirous”). Compare Cupid.

Words from the same roots

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