Where does “voratrix” come from?

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

voratrix (Latin): devourer

Definitions

  1. devourer

Ancestry of “voratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →