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Where does “μυρμηγκοφάγος” come from?

μυρμηγκοφάγος (Greek) comes from Greek μυρμήγκι, from Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν.

μυρμηγκοφάγος (Greek): anteater

Definitions

  1. anteater

Ancestry of “μυρμηγκοφάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμυρμήγκιant; an insignificant person; a hard-working,...
2Byzantine Greekμυρμήγκιν—
Every word from Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν →