Etymology of the English word comedo
the English word
comedoderived from the Latin word
comedo (glutton; gourmet; one who spends)
derived from the Late Latin word
comedere (eat up, away, chew up)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
edere (eat, consume, devour)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ed-Date
The earliest known usage of comedo in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
