Etymology of the English word edacious
the English word
edacioususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
edacityderived from the Latin word
edax (greedy, rapacious, voracious)
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-derived from the Latin word
edacusderived 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 edacious in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
