Etymology

voracious

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Today it means: Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin vorāx ← Proto-Italic *worā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*worā
  4. Latinvorō
  5. Latinvorāx
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. English todayvoracious

From Latin vorāx + English -acious. First attested in the 17th century.

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