Where does “vorō” come from?

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

vorō (Latin): to devour; to eat greedily

Definitions

  1. to devour; to eat greedily

Ancestry of “vorō”, step by step

vorō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin voto

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

via Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “vorō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →