Where does “avariciously” come from?
avariciously (English) comes from English avaricious, from Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from Old French avarice, from Latin avāritia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
avariciously (English): In a greedy or self-serving manner
Definitions
- In a greedy or self-serving manner
Ancestry of “avariciously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avaricious | Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth... |
| 2 | Middle English | avaricious | — |
| 3 | Old French | avaricieux | avaricious; miserly; stingy |
| 4 | Old French | avarice | greed; avarice |
| 5 | Latin | avāritia | A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |