Etymology

sitomania

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Today it means: Obsessive eating Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῖτος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῖτος“food”
  2. English todaysitomania

From Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos, “food”) + μανία (manía, “mad desire”).

Words from the same roots

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