codicia

Meaning

codiciar

to covet

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
co‧di‧cia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koˈdiθja/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish cobdicia, borrowed from Late Latin cupiditia, from cupiditās (“desire”), with a change in suffix. Compare Asturian cobicia and Portuguese cobiça.

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