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avid (adj.)
[avid 词源字典]
1769, from French
avide
(15c.), from Latin
avidus
"longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from
avere
"to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from
avidity
. Related:
Avidly
.
[avid etymology, avid origin, 英语词源]