Cupid

Meaning

1. 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.
2. The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.
4. A moon of Uranus.
5. A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
6. Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.

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”).

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