English
edacity
Edacity comes from Latin edācitās ‘voracity, gluttony’, from edō ‘eat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁édti‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*edō‘to eat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEedāx‘greedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEedācitās‘voracity, gluttony’
- Englishearliest quotation 1627edacity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁édti‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*edō‘to eat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEedāx‘greedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEedācitās‘voracity, gluttony’
- Englishearliest quotation 1627edacity
Earliest quotation: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “It is true, that the wolf is a beast…”
Formed from -acity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
eating, anna, ana, fret, anodyne, esca, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti ‘to eat’
eat, et, ent, etch, phage, 10 more
through Latin edō ‘eat’
Today it means
noun The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- / edacity