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Invidia
Invidia comes from Latin invidia ‘envy’, and goes back to invidus ‘envious’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvidus‘envious’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvidia‘envy’
- EnglishtodayInvidia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvidus‘envious’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvidia‘envy’
- EnglishtodayInvidia
Linked words
through Latin invidia ‘envy’
Today it means
name The Roman goddess of divine retribution and vengeance; often accompanied by the Furies/Dirae. She is the Roman counterpart of Nemesis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin invidus / Invidia