Edacious
/ɪˈdeɪ.ʃəs/noun
Having a huge appetite; voracious or greedy.
Did you know?Edacious comes from Latin *edāx*, “greedy for food,” from *edere*, “to eat” — the same ancient root behind everyday words like *edible* and *consume’s* older cousins.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ed-
“to eat”
Latin
Latin
edere
“to eat”
Latin
Latin
edāx
“greedy for food, ravenous”
Late Latin
Latin
edācious
“given to eating; voracious”
16th Century
English
edacious
“eager to eat; voracious”
Modern English
English
edacious
“having a large appetite; voracious”
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