Ravenous
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late Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’ (see raven2).
wiktionary
From Middle English ravenous, ravynous, from Old French ravineus.
etymonline
ravenous (adj.)
late 14c., ravinous, "obsessed with plundering, extremely greedy," from Old French ravinos, ravinous, of people, "rapacious, violent," of water, "swift-flowing," from raviner "to seize, pillage; to sweep down, cascade," from ravine "violent rush, robbery," from Latin rapina "act of robbery, plundering" (see rapine). Meaning "voracious, furiously hungry" is from early 15c. (compare ravening). Related: Ravenously; ravenousness.
