Avid
/ˈæv.ɪd/noun
Having or showing a strong eagerness or desire for something.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *avidus*, tied to *avēre* meaning “to crave” or “long for,” so its oldest meaning is basically hunger turned into personality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eu̯-
“to desire, enjoy, or be keen for”
Latin
Latin
avēre
“to long for, crave, be eager”
Latin
Latin
avidus
“eager, greedy, desirous”
Old French
Old French
avide
“greedy, eager, desirous”
Late 16th Century
English
avid
“greedy, eager, strongly desirous”
Modern English
English
avid
“very eager or enthusiastic”