-phagia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía) (compare -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”)), suffix corresponding to φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I eat”), which serves as aorist for the defective verb ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

Suffix

-phagia

1. eating, biting or swallowing

Related terms

• -phage
• -phagy
• -phagous