Where does “ortoressia” come from?

ortoressia (Italian) comes from Italian orto, from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ortoressia (Italian): orthorexia

Definitions

  1. orthorexia

Ancestry of “ortoressia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianortovegetable garden; market garden; orchard
2Latinhortusgarden
3Proto-Italic*hortosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos →Every word from Proto-Italic *hortos →