Where does “malacophage” come from?

malacophage (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.

malacophage (French): molluscivore; molluscivorous

Definitions

  1. molluscivore; molluscivorous

Ancestry of “malacophage”, 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
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