Where does “avara” come from?

avara (Esperanto) comes from French avare, from Latin avārus, from Latin aveō — to desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager.

avara (Esperanto): avaricious; miserly

Definitions

  1. avaricious; miserly

Ancestry of “avara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavarestingy, skinflint; scrooge, miser
2Latinavāruscovetous, greedy, avaricious
3Latinaveōto desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager

Words derived from “avara”

Every word from Latin aveō →Every word from Latin avārus →Every word from French avare →