Where does “hippophagy” come from?

hippophagy (English) comes from English -phagy, from Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ — eating.

hippophagy (English): The eating of horsemeat

Definitions

  1. The eating of horsemeat

Ancestry of “hippophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phagyfeeding on; consumption of; eating in a specified...
2Ancient Greek-φᾰγίᾱeating
Every word from Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ →Every word from English -phagy →