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Where does “avide” come from?

avide (Latin) comes from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

avide (Latin): greedily, avariciously; hungrily, voraciously;...

Definitions

  1. greedily, avariciously; hungrily, voraciously;...

Ancestry of “avide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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