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Devour etymology

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English word devour comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷor-, and later Old French devorer ((literally, and, figuratively) to devour; to consume.)

Detailed word origin of devour

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*gʷor- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
voro Latin (lat) (figuratively) I destroy, overwhelm.. (figuratively) I read eagerly.. (vulgar) I fellate. I devour; I eat greedily.. I swallow up.
devorare Latin (lat)
devorer Old French (fro) (literally, and, figuratively) to devour; to consume.
devourer Anglo-Norman (xno)
devour English (en) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.. To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.