Where does “νεκροφάγος” come from?
νεκροφάγος (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.
νεκροφάγος (Greek): necrophagous, scavenging, carrion feeding
Definitions
- necrophagous, scavenging, carrion feeding
Ancestry of “νεκροφάγος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | -φάγος | eating the food denoted by the prefix |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -φάγος | eater; eater; glutton; -eating |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔφαγον | I ate, devoured |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |