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Where does “ἔφαγον” come from?

ἔφαγον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ἔφαγον (Ancient Greek): I ate, devoured

Definitions

  1. I ate, devoured

Ancestry of “ἔφαγον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “ἔφαγον”

  • phage
  • sarcophagus
  • macrophage
  • oesophagus
  • dysphagia
  • phagocytic
  • bacteriophage
  • autophagy
  • phagocyte
  • prophage
  • phytophagous
  • hyperphagia
  • polyphagous
  • odynophagia
  • anthropophagy
  • anthropophagi
  • hemophagocytic
  • phagocytize
  • dysphagic
  • coprophagy
  • nematophagous
  • phagedenic
  • monophagous
  • coliphage
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