appeto
Latin
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) I strive or grasp after (something), try to get
- (transitive) I attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail
- (intransitive) I approach, draw nigh to, be at hand
- (figuratively) I desire eagerly, long for, covet; have an appetite for
Etymology
Affix from Latin petō (attack, seek, I seek, aim at, I attack, I ask, beg, I aim for, aim, ask, attempt to obtain).
Origin
Latin
petō
Gloss
attack, seek, I seek, aim at, I attack, I ask, beg, I aim for, aim, ask, attempt to obtain
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
攻, 伐, 撃, 討