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Where does “devourer” come from?

devourer (Old French) comes from Old French devorer, from Latin dēvorō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

devourer (Old French): Alternative form of devorer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of devorer

Ancestry of “devourer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdevorerto devour; to consume
2Latindēvorō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “devourer”

  • devour
  • devourer
  • devoureth
  • devourment
  • devourable
  • interdevour
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