Where does “detritivore” come from?

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

detritivore (English): An organism that feeds on detritus

Definitions

  1. An organism that feeds on detritus

Ancestry of “detritivore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “detritivore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →