Where Does Concupiscent Come from?
Origin of Concupiscence from Latin Concupiscentia, from Concupīscō (“I Desire Strongly, I Desire Eagerly; I Covet”). What Is Concupiscence and Where Does It...
Origin of concupiscence
From Latin concupiscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”).
What is concupiscence and where does it come from?
Concupiscence (from Late Latin noun concupiscentia, from the Latin verb concupiscence, from con-, "with", here an intensifier, + cupi(d)-, "desiring" + -escere, a verb-forming suffix denoting beginning of a process or state) is an ardent, usually sensual, longing.
Whats the meaning of concupiscent?
: strong desire especially : sexual desire.