Where does “бактериофа́г” come from?

бактериофа́г (Russian) comes from French bactériophage, 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.

бактериофа́г (Russian): bacteriophage

Definitions

  1. bacteriophage

Ancestry of “бактериофа́г”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbactériophagebacteriophagous; bacteriophage
2French-phagephage
3Latin-phagus
4Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “бактериофа́г

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν