Where does “ichtyophage” come from?

ichtyophage (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.

ichtyophage (French): ichthyophagous

Definitions

  1. ichthyophagous

Ancestry of “ichtyophage”, 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 “ichtyophage

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