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Etymology of the English word libido

the English word libido
derived from the Latin word libido (desire, longing, wish)
derived from the Latin word libere (it pleases, is pleasing, agreeable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leubh-

Date

The earliest known usage of libido in English dates from the 20th century.

Cognates

Dutch libido, French libido, German Libido, Norwegian libido, Swedish libido

Usage

Word found in Modern English



Comments

Louis Anthes
01 Jan 2009, 21:25
"Libido" was not first used in English in the twentieth century. Scottish philosopher David Hume used the term "libido dominandi" in the eighteenth century.

It is a term much older than Freud's usage.

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