English
appetence
Appetence comes from Latin appetō ‘to seek after’, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti ‘to fly’, and ultimately from *peth₂- ‘to spread out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappetōas appetere‘to seek after’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappetentia
- Frenchc. 1600–presentappétence
- Englishearliest quotation 1667appetence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappetōas appetere‘to seek after’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappetentia
- Frenchc. 1600–presentappétence
- Englishearliest quotation 1667appetence
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book X: “[T]hat fair femal Troop […] / Bred onely and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
pass, mile, expansion, expand, helicopter, pen, patent, feather, symptom, spawn, expanse, patina, pinion, pennant, pata, patella, penna, 80 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti ‘to fly’
competent, repetition, 12 more
through Latin petō ‘seek’
repeat, petition, compete, competitor, perpetual, impetus, perpetuate, perpetuity, petulant, impetuous, petulance, 14 more
Today it means
noun The state or action of desiring or craving.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / appetence