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Where does “ἰχθυοφάγος” come from?

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

ἰχθυοφάγος (Ancient Greek): eating fish

Definitions

  1. eating fish

Ancestry of “ἰχθυοφάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φάγοςeater; eater; glutton; -eating
2Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “ἰχθυοφάγος”

  • ichthyophagous
  • ichthyophage
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