Where does “devourment” come from?
devourment (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.
devourment (English): The act of devouring something
Definitions
- The act of devouring something
Ancestry of “devourment”, step by step
devourment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English devour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devour | To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | devouren | To devour or eat up; to ravenously feed on |
| 3 | Old French | devorer | to devour; to consume |
| 4 | Latin | dēvorō | to swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |