English
libido dominandi
Libido dominandi comes from Latin libīdō dominandī ‘lust for domination’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdō dominandī‘lust for domination’
- Englishtodaylibido dominandi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibīdō dominandī‘lust for domination’
- Englishtodaylibido dominandi
The story
The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).
Every English word from Latin libīdō dominandī
Today it means
noun The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin libīdō dominandī / libido dominandi