Where does “necrophagy” come from?

necrophagy (English) comes from English necro-, from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

necrophagy (English): The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh

Definitions

  1. The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh

Ancestry of “necrophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnecro-death or dead tissue
2Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “necrophagy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός →Every word from English necro- →
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