Etymology

-phagic

Today it means: Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types Full definition →

Ancient Greek -φαγία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-φαγία
  2. English today-phagic

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

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