myEtymology.com: English etymology of avaricious

Etymology of the English word avaricious

the English word avaricious

derived from the English word avarice

derived from the Old French word avarice

derived from the Latin word avaritia (greed, avarice; rapacity)

derived from the Latin word avarus (avaricious, greedy; stingy; miser; stingy, mean)

derived from the Latin word avere (be eager or anxious; desire, wish for; hail; fare, be well)

using the English suffix -ious