Where does “bulimia nervosa” come from?

bulimia nervosa (English) comes from Latin bulimia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ — ravenous hunger considered as a medical condition.

bulimia nervosa (English): An eating disorder characterized by a...

Definitions

  1. An eating disorder characterized by a...

Ancestry of “bulimia nervosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbulimia—
2Ancient Greekβουλῑμῐ́ᾱravenous hunger considered as a medical condition

Words derived from “bulimia nervosa”

Every word from Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Latin bulimia →