-vorous

English

/vəɹəs/

suffix

Etymology

Derived from Latin -vorus root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (devour, swallow, eat, shallow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷerh₃-

Gloss

devour, swallow, eat, shallow

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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