Where does “edacious” come from?

edacious (English) comes from English -ious, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

edacious (English): Having an insatiable appetite; voracious,...

Definitions

  1. Having an insatiable appetite; voracious,...

Ancestry of “edacious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iousAlternative spelling of -ous; "forming...
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “edacious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →