Where does “anorexia” come from?

anorexia (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

anorexia (Spanish): anorexia anorexia nervosa

Definitions

  1. anorexia anorexia nervosa

Ancestry of “anorexia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνορεξίαlack of appetite
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “anorexia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →