Etymology

anorexic

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa. Full definition →

English anorexia ← Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  7. Ancient Greekὀρέγω (orégō)
  8. Ancient Greekὄρεξῐς (órexĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνορεξία (anorexía)
  10. Englishanorexia
  11. English todayanorexic

From anorexia + -ic.

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