Synonyms & related words for appetitive

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Words related to appetitive

Explore words related to appetitive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include orectic, appetency, appetence, appetites, craving, insatiety, lecherousness, satiation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does appetitive come from?

The word appetitive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ap-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); petit, from Latin petere (“to seek, strive for”); and -ive, from Latin -ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.