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

  1. An animal that principally eats nectar

Ancestry of “nectarivore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-voreAn organism, usually animal, identified by its...
2Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →
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