Where does “antofago” come from?

antofago (Italian) comes from Italian -fago, from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

antofago (Italian): anthophagous

Definitions

  1. anthophagous

Ancestry of “antofago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-fago-phage; -phagous
2Latin-phagus
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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