Etymology

voraciousness

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Today it means: The state of being voracious. Full definition →

English voracious ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin vorāx
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The story

  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. Englishvoracious
  9. English todayvoraciousness

From voracious + -ness.

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