appetite English · revision 15283

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1303|origins=ine-pro *peth₂-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/ ''(UK)''; /ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|appetit]], [[bor|xno|appetit]] (Old French [[m|fro|apetit]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|appetītus|t=desire, longing]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from the past participle of [[m|la|appetō|t=to long for, strive after]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|ad|t=to]] and [[m|la|petō|t=to go to, seek]] (see [[petition]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) from [[ine-pro|*peth₂-|t=to rush, fly]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A craving for food, hunger: about 1303, in Mannyng's ''Handlyng Synne'', in Barnhart and the OED.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The desire to satisfy natural needs is from 1366,^(OED 1989) and desire or inclination of the mind in general from 1382 (the late 14th century).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Capacity or relish for food is from about 1398.^(OED 1989) It was formerly followed by ''of'' or ''to'', now by ''for''.^(Etymonline) Appetizing is from the 17th century, from French [[m|fr|appétissant]].^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1303 – a craving for food.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1366 – natural desire.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1382 – desire of the mind.^(OED 1989)

+ * 17th century – appetizing.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A desire for food or drink.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A desire to satisfy a bodily craving.^(Collins 2023)^(AHD)

+ # A strong wish or liking: ''an appetite for work''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[appetitive]]

+ * [[appetizer]]

+ * [[appetizing]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[petition]]

+ * [[compete]]

+ * [[repeat]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}