Where does “avidity” come from?

Avidity comes from Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite, from Latin aviditas, derived from the adjective avidus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-.

avidity (English): Greediness; strong appetite; Eagerness;...

Definitions

  1. Greediness; strong appetite; Eagerness;...

Ancestry of “avidity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishavidite—
2Old Frenchavidite—

Words derived from “avidity”

Every word from Old French avidite →Every word from Middle English avidite →