Where does “fagedenic” come from?

fagedenic (Romanian) comes from French phagédénique, from Ancient Greek φαγέδαινα, from Ancient Greek ἔφαγον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

fagedenic (Romanian): phagedenic

Definitions

  1. phagedenic

Ancestry of “fagedenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphagédéniquegangrenous
2Ancient Greekφαγέδαιναcanker, cancerous sore; disease of bees
3Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-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 ἔφαγον →