# phago-

> English word · Prefix · IPA /faɡ.ə(ʊ)/

## Definitions
1. Eating, feeding, consuming.
2. Of or pertaining to the phagocyte.

## Etymology
From Byzantine Greek φᾰγ- (phăg-), perfective stem of ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “I ate, I devoured”), singular first-person aorist active indicative form (by suppletion) of ἐσθῐ́ω (esthĭ́ō, “to eat, devour, consume”).

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