Etymology of the English word anthropophagi
the English word
anthropophagiderived from the Latin word
anthropophagiderived from the Greek word
anthropophagos, ἀνθρωποφάγος
using the Greek prefix
anthropo-, ἀνθρωπο-, ἀνϑρωπο-
derived from the Greek word
anthropos, ἄνθρωπος (man; man-faced; a human being)
using the Greek suffix
-phagos, -φάγος, -ϕαγος, -ϕάγος
derived from the Greek word
phagein, ϕαγεῖν (to eat)
derived from the Latin word
anthropophagus (cannibals, man-eaters)
derived from the Greek word
anthropophagos, ἀνθρωποφάγος
using the Greek prefix
anthropo-, ἀνθρωπο-, ἀνϑρωπο-
derived from the Greek word
anthropos, ἄνθρωπος (man; man-faced; a human being)
using the Greek suffix
-phagos, -φάγος, -ϕαγος, -ϕάγος
derived from the Greek word
phagein, ϕαγεῖν (to eat)
Date
The earliest known usage of anthropophagi in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
