phago-

UK/faɡ.ə(ʊ)/US/fæɡ.oʊ/US/fæɡ.ə/

prefix

Eating, feeding, consuming.

OriginMedieval Greek φᾰγ- →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative phag-

  1. Eating, feeding, consuming.
  2. medicineOf or pertaining to the phagocyte.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekφᾰγ-
  2. Englishphago-

From Medieval Greek φᾰγ- (phăg-), perfective stem of ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “I ate, I devoured”), singular first-person aorist active indicative form (by suppletion) of ἐσθῐ́ω (esthĭ́ō, “to eat, devour, consume”).

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Translations

Catalan fago-
  • fago-eating, feeding
Italian fago-
  • fago-eating, feeding
Portuguese fago-
  • fago-eating, feeding
Spanish fago-
  • fago-eating, feeding
Cite this entry
APA

phago-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phago-

MLA

“phago-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phago-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phago-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phago-.

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