appetitio

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From appetō (grasp after something; desire eagerly, long for) +‎ -tiō, from ad + petō (seek).

Pronunciation

Noun

appetītiō f (genitive appetītiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of grasping at or reaching after something.
  2. (figuratively) A passionate longing or striving for something, strong desire, impulse or inclination.
    Synonyms: cupīdō, libīdō, dēsīderium, studium, appetītus, amor, impetus, ardor, inclīnātiō, prōpēnsiō, avāritia
  3. (figuratively) A desire for food, appetite.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

  • English: appetition
  • Portuguese: apetição

References

  • appetitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • appetitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • appetitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.