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English word appetite comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin petere

ad (Latin)

(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.

petere (Latin)

appeto (Latin)

(figuratively) I desire eagerly, long for, covet; have an appetite for. (intransitive) I approach, draw nigh to, be at hand. (transitive) I attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail. (transitive) I strive or grasp after (something), try to get.

appetitus (Latin)

An attack, assault. Passion, appetite. Passionate desire or longing. The faculty of desire.

apetit (Old French)

Appetite (desire; want). Appetite (feeling of hunger or desire for food).

appetit (Middle English)

appetite (English)

A taste, preference.. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

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