Etymology

-vore

Today it means: An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet. Full definition →

Latin vorō ← Proto-Italic *worā ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*worā
  4. Latinvorō
  5. English today-vore

From Latin vorare (“to devour”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvorare all →

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