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ambedo.

to eat or gnaw around; erode

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈam.bɛ.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈam.be.do]
  1. to eat or gnaw around; erode

    conjugation-3
  2. to waste; consume

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti Proto-Italic *edō Latin edō Latin ambedō From ambi- (“around”) + edō (“to eat”).

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