Etymology

epithumetic

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Today it means: sensual; inclined towards lust Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιθυμητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπιθυμητικός
  2. English todayepithumetic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθυμητικός (epithumētikós), from ἐπιθυμέω (epithuméō, “to want, to desire”).

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