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Stage 1 of 3
avarus
Latin · ancient
"greedy, covetous"
greedy, covetous
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Stage 2 of 3
avarice
Old French · medieval
"extreme greed for wealth"
carried into French for extreme greed for wealth
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Stage 3 of 3
avarice
English · 1200s
"an extreme, insatiable desire for wealth"
settled as the English word for an extreme, insatiable desire for wealth
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