Etymology

avidity

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Today it means: Greediness; strong appetite. Full definition →

Middle English avidite ← Old French avidite ← Latin aviditās
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  1. Latin · derived fromaviditās“avidity, covetousness”
  2. Old French · derived fromavidite
  3. Middle English · inherited fromavidite
  4. English todayavidity

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.

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