Where does “devoureth” come from?
devoureth (English) comes from English devour, from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer, from Latin dēvorō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
devoureth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “devoureth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | devour | To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | devouren | — |
| 3 | Old French | devorer | to devour; to consume |
| 4 | Latin | dēvorō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |