Where does “amylovorus” come from?

amylovorus (Latin) comes from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amylovorus (Latin): starch-eating

Definitions

  1. starch-eating

Ancestry of “amylovorus”, step by step

amylovorus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amylum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
2Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Latin voro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvoroI devour; I eat greedily; I swallow up; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →