Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-, zero-grade of *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute) with a semantic shift *I received a share*I consumedI ate. Compare also βαγαῖος (bagaîos).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

ἔφᾰγον (éphagon)

  1. to eat, devour
    1. to eat up, devour, squander
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Inflection edit

No present tense, except for φᾰγεῖ (phageî) and φᾰγέοις (phagéois) in later Greek. Generally suppleted with ἐσθῐ́ω (esthíō) and ἔδω (édō). Also see τρώγω (trṓgō).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: phago-
  • Greek: έφαγα (éfaga) (perfective forms of τρώω (tróo))

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