# appetite comes with eating

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

## Etymology
Calque of French l'appétit vient en mangeant, first used by François Rabelais.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/appetite-comes-with-eating