Where does “omophagia” come from?

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

omophagia (English): The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh

Definitions

  1. The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh

Ancestry of “omophagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠμοφαγία—
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 →