English
halophage
From halo- + -phage.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti ‘to eat’
Proto-Hellenic *édō ‘to eat’
Ancient Greek ἔδω ‘to eat, consume’
English phage
Today it means
noun Any phage associated with a halobacterium
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / halophage