The story
- Ancient Greek · derived from-φάγος“-eating”
- Latin · derived from-phagus
- English today-phagous
From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on". Full definition →
From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.