Cupid
/ˈkjuːpɪd/ · name
Meaning
- The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
- Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
- A moon of Uranus.
- The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
- A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupiō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin -īdō Latin cupīdō Latin Cupīdōder. English Cupid From Latin Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (“desire, desire of love”), from cupidus (“eager, greedy, passionate”), from cupiō (“to desire”).
- Cupīdō(la)→
- Cupid (English)
- Relations: der
Related words
Descendant words
- キューピッド(Japanese) (bor)
- Kupido(Tagalog) (cog)
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