Where does “monofagia” come from?

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

monofagia (Italian): monophagy

Definitions

  1. monophagy

Ancestry of “monofagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-fagia-phagy
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
monofagia — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer