Where does “poltophagy” come from?

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

poltophagy (English): The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to...

Definitions

  1. The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to...

Ancestry of “poltophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
4Proto-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 →