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Where does “-fagia” come from?

-fagia (Spanish) 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.

-fagia (Spanish): -phagy

Definitions

  1. -phagy

Ancestry of “-fagia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-fagia”

  • disfagia
  • antropofagia
  • aerofagia
  • hematofagia
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