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Where does the word "voracious" come from? It comes from Latin vorax, and was adopted directly into English (1630s).
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Where does the word "voracious" come from? It comes from Latin vorax, and was adopted directly into English (1630s).
Voracious’s story begins in Latin: vorax meant “greedy, devouring.” Greedy, ravenous, from vorare (to devour). It reached English by 1630s as voracious. Settled as the English word for an eager, insatiable appetite. Today, voracious means having an eager and insatiable appetite for food or an activity.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient vorax "greedy, devouring", greedy, ravenous, from vorare (to devour).
- Stage 2 · English · 1630s voracious "having a very eager or insatiable appetite", settled as the English word for an eager, insatiable appetite.