English
libidinous
Libidinous comes from Latin libīdinōsus ‘libidinous, licentious, lecherous’, and goes back to libīdō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdinōsus‘libidinous, licentious, lecherous’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500libidinous
- Englishearliest quotation 1726same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdinōsus‘libidinous, licentious, lecherous’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500libidinous
- Englishearliest quotation 1726same form
Earliest quotation: 1726, Jonathan Swift, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte: “It is observed, that the red haired of both…”
Every English word from Latin libīdō
Today it means
adj Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin libīdō / libidinous