Where does “bacteriofag” come from?

bacteriofag (Romanian) comes from French bactériophage, from French -phage, 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.

bacteriofag (Romanian): bacteriophage

Definitions

bacteriophage

Ancestry of “bacteriofag”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bactériophage	bacteriophagous; bacteriophage
2	French	-phage	phage
3	Latin	-phagus	—
4	Ancient Greek	φάγος	glutton
5	Ancient Greek	φαγεῖν	aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰh₂g-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeh₂g-	to divide, distribute, allot

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