Where does “necrofagia” come from?

necrofagia (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.

necrofagia (Italian): necrophagia, necrophagy

Definitions

  1. necrophagia, necrophagy

Ancestry of “necrofagia”, 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 →