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Where does “hematófago” come from?

hematófago (Spanish) comes from Portuguese -fago, 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.

hematófago (Spanish): hematophagous

Definitions

  1. hematophagous

Ancestry of “hematófago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-fago-phage; -phagous
2Latin-phagus—
3Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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