-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
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