voraciousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂

Proto-Italic *worā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin vorō

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks

Proto-Italic *-āks

Latin -āx

Latin vorāx

English -acious

English voracious

Proto-Germanic *-in-

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Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English voraciousness

From voracious + -ness.

Noun

voraciousness (uncountable)

1. The state of being voracious.

   Synonym: voracity

Related terms

• devouring
• omnivorousness

Translations

state of being voracious

• Polish: żarłoczność (pl) f, zachłanność (pl) f