Where does “-phagie” come from?

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

-phagie (French): phagy

Definitions

  1. phagy

Ancestry of “-phagie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-phagia
2Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-phagie

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