## Etymology
From Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire').

## AI Etymology
Concupiscence comes from Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire'). The historical trail runs through concupiscere in Latin and cupere in Latin. Morphologically, concupiscence is transparent: it draws on Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire'). Used as a noun, concupiscence now means "strong sexual desire; lust", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as concupiscent and related forms such as concupiscent, cupidity, and Cupid. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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