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

oophagy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French oophagie

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

via English oo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishooThe Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian...
2Hawaiianʻōʻōoo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters
3Proto-Polynesian*koho—
4Proto-Oceanic*kojom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →
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