Etymology

paedophagy

P3A1E1D2O1P3H4A1G2Y4

Today it means: The act of feeding off larvae or eggs. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φάγος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφάγος
  2. English todaypaedophagy

From paedo- (“youth; young”) + -phagy, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφάγος all →

-phage

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