Where does “адефаг” come from?

адефаг (Russian) comes from Translingual Adephaga, from Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος, from Ancient Greek -φάγος, from Ancient Greek ἔφαγον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

адефаг (Russian): adephagan

Definitions

  1. adephagan

Ancestry of “адефаг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAdephagasuborder
2Ancient Greekἀδηφάγοςgluttonous, greedy; costly, expensive
3Ancient Greek-φάγοςeater; eater; glutton; -eating
4Ancient GreekἔφαγονI ate, devoured
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
6Proto-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 -φάγος
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