Where does “-fago” come from?

-fago (Spanish) comes 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.

-fago (Spanish): -phage; -phagous

Definitions

  1. -phage; -phagous

Ancestry of “-fago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-phagus—
2Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-fago”

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