What is Latin for Devour?

1. What is the Latin word for devour?
2. Does Latin Vorare mean to devour?
3. What is chaos in Latin?
4. What language of origin is devour?

What is the Latin word for devour?

devour (v.)

"devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (from PIE root *gwora- "food, devouring").

Does Latin Vorare mean to devour?

Voracious is one of several English words that derive from the Latin verb vorare, which means "to eat greedily" or "to devour." "Vorare" is also an ancestor of "devour" and of the "-ivorous" words, which describe the diets of various animals.

What is chaos in Latin?

From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos +‎ -otic.

What language of origin is devour?

Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.