Where does “phytivorous” come from?
phytivorous (English) comes from Latin vorāre, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
phytivorous (English): Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous
Definitions
- Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous
Ancestry of “phytivorous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vorāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | vorō | — |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |