Where does “psomophagy” come from?

psomophagy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ψωμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

psomophagy (English): The condition of not chewing food before...

Definitions

  1. The condition of not chewing food before...

Ancestry of “psomophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψωμόςmorsel, bit
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek ψωμός →