Where does “-phage” come from?

-phage (English) comes from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

-phage (English): Something that eats, or consumes

Definitions

  1. Something that eats, or consumes

Ancestry of “-phage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-phage”

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