Anthropophagus
/ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs/noun
A man-eater; especially a cannibal.
Did you know?The root behind this word, Greek *phagein* “to eat,” also survives in modern science terms like *phage* and *bacteriophage*, so the same ancient eating-root now names viruses that “eat” bacteria.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos)
“man-eating; cannibal”
Late Latin
Latin
anthropophagus
“a man-eater; cannibal”
Middle English
English
anthropophagous
“man-eating; cannibalistic”
Modern English
English
anthropophagus
“a man-eater; cannibal”
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