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Where does “esurient” come from?

esurient (English) comes from Latin ēsurient, from Latin ēsuriō, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

esurient (English): Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; avid, eager;...

Definitions

  1. Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; avid, eager;...

Ancestry of “esurient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēsurient—
2Latinēsuriō—
3Latinedō—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “esurient”

  • esuriently
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