Where does “onicofagia” come from?

onicofagia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -fagia, 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.

onicofagia (Portuguese): onychophagia

Definitions

  1. onychophagia

Ancestry of “onicofagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-fagia-phagy
2Latin-phagia—
3Ancient Greek-φαγίαeating
4Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
6Proto-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 →