Where does “Bulimie” come from?

Bulimie (German) comes from Ancient Greek βουλιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Bulimie (German): bulimia

Definitions

  1. bulimia

Ancestry of “Bulimie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβουλιμίαravenous hunger
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Bulimie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek βουλιμία
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