-phagous

English

/-fəɡəs/

suffix

Etymology

Derived from Latin -phagus derived from Ancient Greek φάγος (glutton, eater).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάγος

Gloss

glutton, eater

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-phage English
-fagi Finnish
-phagus Latin
-fago Italian
-fago Spanish, Castilian
φάγος Ancient Greek
φαγών Ancient Greek
φᾰγεῖν Ancient Greek
ἀνθρωποφάγος Ancient Greek
-fago Portuguese
-fagach Irish
-phaga Translingual

-phage