Etymology of the English word esurient
the English word
esurientderived from the Latin word
esuriens (hungry person; hungry; ravenous, starving)
derived from the Latin word
esurire (be hungry, hunger; want to eat)
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 esurient in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
