# cannibalistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #67,294

## Definitions
1. Tending toward cannibalism.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Cariban *kariponader.
Spanish caribeder.
Spanish caríbalder.
Spanish caníbalbor.
English cannibal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -istic
English cannibalistic
From cannibal + -istic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cannibalistic