ventripotent

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I think today’s story speaks for itself, which means that I’m completely wasting your time by typing this. I suppose you could just skip this part.

( The price of hunger )

ventripotent ( ven – TREE – poh – tent ) adj. French. gluttonous, taking a greedy delight in eating.

This is one of those words that has migrated many times in its history. it came into English from France, from two words, "ventre" meaning abdomen and "potent" meaning powerful. In France, it meant "big-bellied" as much as gluttonous. The word migrated to France through Latin.