Where does “-φάγος” come from?

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

-φάγος (Greek): eating the food denoted by the prefix

Definitions

  1. eating the food denoted by the prefix

Ancestry of “-φάγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φάγοςeater; eater; glutton; -eating
2Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-φάγος

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