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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.)
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*gʷor- (Proto-Indo-European)
voro (Latin)
(figuratively) I destroy, overwhelm.. (figuratively) I read eagerly.. (vulgar) I fellate. I devour; I eat greedily.. I swallow up.
devorare (Latin)
devorer (Old French)
(literally, and, figuratively) to devour; to consume.
devourer (Anglo-Norman)
devour (English)
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.