English
esurient
Esurient comes from Latin ēsuriēns ‘hungering’, from edō ‘to 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*edōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘to eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsuriō‘to be hungry, to hunger for something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsuriēns‘hungering’present participle of ēsuriō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsurient
- Englishearliest quotation 1685esurient
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*edōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘to eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsuriō‘to be hungry, to hunger for something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsuriēns‘hungering’present participle of ēsuriō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsurient
- Englishearliest quotation 1685esurient
Earliest quotation: 1685, Samuel Collins, Of the Serous Ferment of the Stomach: “So that (as I apprehend) theſe Famelick, Eſurient, and…”
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 ‘to eat’
Today it means
adj Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- / esurient