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Where does “avid” come from?

Avid comes from French avide, from Latin avidus, from Latin aveo, from Proto-Italic awēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-.

avid (English): enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest...

Definitions

  1. enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest...

Ancestry of “avid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavideavid, eager, desirous; greedy, grasping
2LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “avid”

  • avidly
  • avidness
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