Invide
/ɪnˈvaɪd/noun
An archaic verb meaning to envy or regard with jealousy.
Did you know?Latin invidēre meant “to look at with envy,” linking jealousy to the dangerous, envious gaze associated with the ancient evil-eye tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weyd-
“To see, perceive, or know”
Ancient Latin
Latin
vidēre
“To see or look at”
Classical Latin
Latin
invidēre
“To look at with hostility or envy”
Late Latin
Latin
invidia
“Envy, jealousy, or the destructive power attributed to an envious gaze”
Middle English
English
inviden
“To envy or begrudge”
Modern English
English
invide
“An obsolete or archaic verb meaning to envy”