#WordOfTheDay: concupiscence (n.)

"ardent desire, improper or illicit desire, lustful feeling," mid-14c., from Old French concupiscence and directly from Late Latin concupiscentia "eager desire," from present-participle stem of Latin concupiscere, inceptive of concupere "to be very desirous of," from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com-), + cupere "to long for" (see cupidity). Used in Vulgate to translate Greek epithymia."

#Citation: Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of concupiscence.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/concupiscence. Accessed 21 April, 2024.

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