Where does “bactériophage” come from?

bactériophage (French) comes from French -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.

bactériophage (French): bacteriophagous; bacteriophage

Definitions

  1. bacteriophagous; bacteriophage

Ancestry of “bactériophage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-phagephage
2Latin-phagus—
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “bactériophage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →