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Where does “vorans” come from?

vorans (Latin) comes from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

vorans (Latin): devouring; swallowing up

Definitions

  1. devouring; swallowing up

Ancestry of “vorans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorō—
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “vorans”

  • multivorans
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →