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Where does “oophagy” come from?

oophagy (English) comes from French oophagie, from French -phagie, from Latin -phagia, from Ancient Greek -φαγία, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

oophagy (English): The cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a...

Definitions

  1. The cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a...

Ancestry of “oophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoophagieoophagy
2French-phagie—
3Latin-phagia—
4Ancient Greek-φαγία—
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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