Where does “necrofagico” come from?

necrofagico (Italian) comes from Italian necrofago, 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.

necrofagico (Italian): necrophagic

Definitions

  1. necrophagic

Ancestry of “necrofagico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannecrofagonecrophagous; necrophage, scavenger
2Italian-fago-phage; -phagous
3Latin-phagus—
4Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
7Proto-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 →