Where does “bacteriófago” come from?

bacteriófago (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -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.

bacteriófago (Portuguese): bacteriophage

Definitions

  1. bacteriophage

Ancestry of “bacteriófago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-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