Where does “βατραχοφάγος” come from?

βατραχοφάγος (Greek) comes from Greek -φάγος, from Ancient Greek -φάγος, from Ancient Greek ἔφαγον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

βατραχοφάγος (Greek): frog eating

Definitions

  1. frog eating

Ancestry of “βατραχοφάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-φάγοςeating the food denoted by the prefix
2Ancient Greek-φάγοςeater; eater; glutton; -eating
3Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek -φάγος →