Where does “-phaga” come from?

-phaga (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

-phaga (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names, often of genera, by...

Definitions

Used to form taxonomic names, often of genera, by...

Ancestry of “-phaga”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	φάγος	glutton
2	Ancient Greek	φαγεῖν	aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰh₂g-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeh₂g-	to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-phaga”

Musophaga
Holophaga
Phyllophaga
Musophagidae
Musophagiformes
Holophagales

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