Where does “hipofag” come from?

hipofag (Romanian) comes from English hippophage, from English -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.

hipofag (Romanian): hippophagous

Definitions

  1. hippophagous

Ancestry of “hipofag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhippophageSomeone who eats horsemeat
2English-phageSomething that eats, or consumes
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 →