Where does “microfago” come from?

microfago (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.

microfago (Italian): microphage; microphagous

Definitions

  1. microphage; microphagous

Ancestry of “microfago”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →