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Where does “foodious” come from?

foodious (English) comes from English food, from Middle English fode, from Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foodious (English): gluttonous

Definitions

  1. gluttonous

Ancestry of “foodious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
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