Where does “gnateater” come from?

gnateater (English) comes from Translingual Conopophaga, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

gnateater (English): Any of the South American passerine birds in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the South American passerine birds in the...

Ancestry of “gnateater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualConopophagagenus
2Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →