myEtymology.com: English etymology of herbivore

Etymology of the English word herbivore

the English word herbivore

derived from the New Latin word herbivora

derived from the New Latin word Herbivora

derived from the Latin word herbivorus

derived from the Latin word herba (herb, grass)

using the Late Latin suffix -vorus

derived from the Classical Latin word vorare (to devour; swallow, devour)

The earliest known usage of herbivore in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English