Etymology

voracity

vo·ra·ci·ty
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Today it means: The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony. Full definition →

Middle French voracité ← Latin vorācitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromvorācitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromvoracité
  3. English todayvoracity

First attested in 1526 from Middle French voracité, from Latin vorācitās (whence -acity), from vorāx.

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