Where does “cinephagic” come from?

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

cinephagic (English): That voraciously consumes cinema, with implied negative perception of such habits

Definitions

  1. That voraciously consumes cinema, with implied negative perception of such habits

Ancestry of “cinephagic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phagicUsed to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote...
2Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
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