Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “-φαγία” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-φαγία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-φαγία”

  • dysphagia
  • autophagy
  • hyperphagia
  • odynophagia
  • anthropophagy
  • dysphagic
  • coprophagy
  • anthropophagic
  • hyperphagic
  • macroautophagy
  • geophagy
  • polyphagy
  • hypophagia
  • microautophagy
  • geophagia
  • neuronophagia
  • mycophagy
  • phytophagy
  • coprophagic
  • oophagy
  • durophagous
  • entomophagy
  • hippophagy
  • onychophagia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →