Where does “rhizophagy” come from?

rhizophagy (English) comes from English rhizo-, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rhizophagy (English): The eating of roots; The degradation of symbiotic...

Definitions

  1. The eating of roots; The degradation of symbiotic...

Ancestry of “rhizophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrhizo-roots
2Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥίζα →Every word from English rhizo- →