Where does “xylophagia” come from?

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

xylophagia (English): feeding on wood; Eating wood as a form of pica

Definitions

  1. feeding on wood; Eating wood as a form of pica

Ancestry of “xylophagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phagiaeating, biting or swallowing
2Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “xylophagia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →