Where does “κωνωπεῖον” come from?

κωνωπεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

κωνωπεῖον (Ancient Greek): an Egyptian couch with mosquito netting

Definitions

  1. an Egyptian couch with mosquito netting

Ancestry of “κωνωπεῖον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
2Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “κωνωπεῖον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →