Etymology of the English word ravenous
the English word
ravenousderived from the Old French word
ravineuxderived from the Old French word
ravinerderived from the Latin word
rapinarederived from the Latin word
rapina (robbery, plunder, booty)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-derived from the Old French word
ravinederived from the Latin word
rapina (robbery, plunder, booty)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-Date
The earliest known usage of ravenous in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
