English
anthropophagous
Anthropophagous comes from Ancient Greek ἔφαγον ‘to eat’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂g-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔφαγονéphagon‘to eat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886anthropophagous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂g-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔφαγονéphagon‘to eat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886anthropophagous
Earliest quotation: 1886, – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard: “The bullet struck her in the back and killed…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἔφαγον ‘to eat’
Today it means
adj Who practices anthropophagy; cannibalistic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g- / anthropophagous