Where does “Musophaga” come from?

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

Musophaga (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Musophaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-phagaUsed to form taxonomic names, often of genera, by...
2Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “Musophaga”

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