Where does “νανομελισσοφάγος” come from?

νανομελισσοφάγος (Greek) comes from Greek μελισσοφάγος, 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.

νανομελισσοφάγος (Greek): Merops orientalis, the green bee-eater, little green bee-eater

Definitions

  1. Merops orientalis, the green bee-eater, little green bee-eater

Ancestry of “νανομελισσοφάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμελισσοφάγοςbee-eater, European bee-eater
2Greek-φάγοςeating the food denoted by the prefix
3Ancient Greek-φάγοςeater; eater; glutton; -eating
4Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
6Proto-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