Where does “nectarivore” come from?
nectarivore (English) comes from English -vore, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
nectarivore (English): An animal that principally eats nectar
Definitions
- An animal that principally eats nectar
Ancestry of “nectarivore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -vore | An organism, usually animal, identified by its... |
| 2 | Latin | vorō | — |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |