COVET

verb Etymology: Middle English coveiten, from Anglo-French coveiter, from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare, from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire Date: 14th century transitive verb to wish for earnestly , to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably, intransitive verb to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another, see: desire ~able adjective ~er noun ~ingly adverb