Where does “normophagic” come from?

normophagic (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.

normophagic (English): Associated with a normal diet (for that animal)

Definitions

  1. Associated with a normal diet (for that animal)

Ancestry of “normophagic”, 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
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