Where does “carpofag” come from?

carpofag (Romanian) comes from French carpophage, 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.

carpofag (Romanian): carpophagous

Definitions

  1. carpophagous

Ancestry of “carpofag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarpophagecarpophagous; pigeon
2French-phagephage
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