covetous
The origin and history of covetous.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English coveitous, which came from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (‘desire’); see covet.
The origin and history of covetous.
It comes from Middle English coveitous, which came from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (‘desire’); see covet.
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