libidinous

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 159 words | Copyright

libidinous XV. — L. libīdinōsus, f. libīdō, —din— lust (cf. libet it is pleasing); see OUS.
So libido (psych.) XX.

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