-phagia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
-phagia
- eating, biting or swallowing