English
aphidivorous
Aphidivorous comes from Latin vorō ‘to devour’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvorōas vorare‘to devour’
- Englishtodayaphidivorous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvorōas vorare‘to devour’
- Englishtodayaphidivorous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- ‘to devour’
gorge, quirk, gurgle, ouroboros, 23 more
through Proto-Italic *worā
through Latin vorō ‘to devour’
Today it means
adj Feeding on aphids.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vorō / aphidivorous