Where does “planktivore” come from?

planktivore (English) comes from English -vore, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

planktivore (English): An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as...

Definitions

  1. An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as...

Ancestry of “planktivore”, 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

Words derived from “planktivore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →