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covetous (adj.)
[covetous 词源字典]
mid-13c., from Old French
coveitos
(12c., Modern French
convoiteux
) "desirous, covetous," from Vulgar Latin
*cupiditosus
, from Latin
cupiditas
(see
covet
). Related:
Covetously
;
covetousness
.
[covetous etymology, covetous origin, 英语词源]