Where does “-phagic” come from?

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

-phagic (English): Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote...

Ancestry of “-phagic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-phagic”

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