Where does “tanorexia” come from?
tanorexia (English) comes from English tan, from French tan, from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
tanorexia (English): A condition whose sufferers believe they are too...
Definitions
- A condition whose sufferers believe they are too...
Ancestry of “tanorexia”, step by step
tanorexia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 2 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 3 | French | ta | your |
| 4 | Old French | ta | your |
| 5 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English anorexia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anorexia | Loss of appetite, especially as a result of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνορεξία | lack of appetite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |