Where does “Phyllophaga” come from?

Phyllophaga (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.

Phyllophaga (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Phyllophaga”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →