Etymology

eagerness

ea·ger·ness
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Today it means: The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. Full definition →

Middle English egrenesse ← Old French aigre ← Late Latin ācrus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Italic*akris
  4. Classical Latinācer
  5. Late Latinācrus
  6. Old Frenchaigre
  7. Middle Englishegre
  8. Middle Englishegrenesse
  9. English todayeagerness

From Middle English egernesse, egrenesse; equivalent to eager + -ness.

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