-phagia

Word Origin

variant of -phagy.

Origin

< New Latin < Greek

Related Words

adephagia
-phagy
aerophagia
autophagia
hyperphagia
monophagia

-phagia
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek

: -phagy
dysphagia

-phagia /ˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Greek: see -phagy, -ia¹.

Forming nouns with the sense ‘eating, feeding, swallowing’, as coprophagia, dysphagia; = -phagy.

-pha·gia
\ˈfāj(ē)ə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek — more at -phagy
1. : -phagy
< hemophagia >
2. : desire for food
< hyperphagia >

-phagia

Suffix

Used to form nouns meaning eating of or biting of a specific thing.

Etymology

From -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).

Related terms

-phage

-phagy

-phagous

词汇	-phagia
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD SOED Webster Wiktionary -phagia 或 -phagy suff.（后缀） The eating of a specified substance or eating in a specified manner: 表示“吃指定的东西，或以指定的方式吃”： dysphagia. 吞咽困难语源 Greek 希腊语 from phagein [to eat] * see bhag- 源自 phagein [吃，吞] 参见 bhag- -phagia Word Origin 1 variant of -phagy. Origin < New Latin < Greek Related Words adephagia -phagy aerophagia autophagia hyperphagia monophagia -phagia noun combining form* ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek : -phagy dysphagia -phagia /ˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə/ suffix. ORIGIN: Greek: see -phagy, -ia¹. Forming nouns with the sense ‘eating, feeding, swallowing’, as coprophagia, dysphagia; = -phagy. -pha·gia \ˈfāj(ē)ə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek — more at -phagy 1. : -phagy < hemophagia > 2. : desire for food < hyperphagia > -phagia Suffix Used to form nouns meaning eating of or biting of a specific thing. Etymology From -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”). Related terms -phage -phagy -phagous
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