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Where does “-φάγος” come from?

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

-φάγος (Ancient Greek): eater; eater; glutton; -eating

Definitions

  1. eater; eater; glutton; -eating

Ancestry of “-φάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-φάγος”

  • phage
  • sarcophagus
  • prophage
  • monophagous
  • endophagic
  • sarcophagal
  • phagic
  • adephagous
  • nonphage
  • adephagan
  • sarcophaguslike
  • galactophagous
  • balanephagous
  • balanophagous
  • endophage
  • exophage
  • prophagic
  • sarcophagus
  • sarcófago
  • sarcophage
  • galactophage
  • einsargen
  • Sarg
  • Sarkophag
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