autocannibalism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English auto-

Proto-Cariban *kariponader.

Spanish caribeder.

Spanish caríbalder.

Spanish caníbalbor.

English cannibal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English cannibalism

English autocannibalism

From auto- + cannibalism.

Noun

autocannibalism (uncountable)

1. The eating of part of one's own body.

   god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, [1]

Synonyms

• autophagy

Related terms

• cannibal
• cannibalism
• ouroboros

Translations

the act of eating oneself

• German: Autokannibalismus m
• Greek: αυτοκανιβαλισμός m (aftokanivalismós)
• Portuguese: autocanibalismo m
• Russian: автоканнибали́зм m (avtokannibalízm), самопоеда́ние n (samopojedánije)