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

μυρμηγκοφάγος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μυρμήγκι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμυρμήγκιant; an insignificant person; a hard-working,...
2Byzantine Greekμυρμήγκιν—

via Greek φαγάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφαγάςglutton, greedy person, greedyguts; greedy
2Ancient Greekφαγᾶς—
Every word from Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν →Every word from Greek μυρμήγκι →