Latin

edō

‘to eat’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin edō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin edō, most familiar first.

• obesity ← obésité ← obēsitās ← obēsus ← obedō
• edible ← edibilis
• comedones ← comedō
• escarole ← scariola ← escariola ← ēsca
• comestible ← comestibilis ← comedō
• comedo
• edacious ← edax
• edacity ← edācitās ← edāx
• esurient ← ēsuriēns ← ēsuriō
• inedita
• inedia
• semese ← sēmēsus ← ēsus

More words from edō

• edition
• editor

Etymograph / Latin edō