Where does “hippophage” come from?

hippophage (English) comes from English -phage, 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.

hippophage (English): Someone who eats horsemeat

Definitions

  1. Someone who eats horsemeat

Ancestry of “hippophage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phageSomething that eats, or consumes
2Latin-phagus—
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “hippophage”

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