Where does “omnivorous” come from?
Omnivorous derives from Latin omnivorus, composed of omni- (all) and vorus (devouring), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- (to seize).
omnivorous (English): Having a diet which is neither exclusively...
Definitions
- Having a diet which is neither exclusively...
Ancestry of “omnivorous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -vorous | forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually... |
| 2 | Latin | -vorus | -eating, -devouring |
| 3 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |