Etymology

devour

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Today it means: To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. Full definition →

Middle English devouren ← Old French devorer ← Latin dēvorō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēvorō
  2. Old French · derived fromdevorer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdevouren
  4. English todaydevour

Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.

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