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Where does “bromatological” come from?

bromatological (English) comes from English bromatology, from Ancient Greek βρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

bromatological (English): Of or pertaining to bromatology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to bromatology

Ancestry of “bromatological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromatologyThe study of food
2Ancient Greekβρῶμαa shipworm that bores into wooden piers, ships,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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