Where does “mirmecofag” come from?

mirmecofag (Romanian) comes from French myrmécophage, from French myrméco-, 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.

mirmecofag (Romanian): myrmecophagous

Definitions

  1. myrmecophagous

Ancestry of “mirmecofag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmyrmécophagemyrmecophagous; myrmecophage
2Frenchmyrméco-ant
3French-phagephage
4Latin-phagus
5Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
6Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
8Proto-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