Where does “polyphage” come from?

polyphage (English) comes from English -phage, from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

polyphage (English): Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an...

Definitions

  1. Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an...

Ancestry of “polyphage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phageSomething that eats, or consumes
2Latin-phagus—
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →