Where does “myrmécophile” come from?

myrmécophile (French) comes from French myrméco-, 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.

myrmécophile (French): myrmecophilic, myrmecophilous

Definitions

  1. myrmecophilic, myrmecophilous

Ancestry of “myrmécophile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmyrméco-ant
2French-phagephage
3Latin-phagus
4Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “myrmécophile

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