Where does “aphidivorous” come from?

aphidivorous (English) comes from Latin vorāre, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

aphidivorous (English): Feeding on aphids

Definitions

  1. Feeding on aphids

Ancestry of “aphidivorous”, step by step

aphidivorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vorāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāre—
2Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via English aphis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaphisAn aphid
2Latinaphis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →