Etymology of the English word bulimarexia
the English word
bulimarexiaderived from the English word
bulimiaderived from the Latin word
bulimia (bulimia)
derived from the Greek word
boulimia, βουλιμία
derived from the Greek word
bous, βοῦς (an ox (as grazing); an animal of that species ('beef'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the Greek word
limos, λιμός (a scarcity of food)
derived from the English word
anorexiaderived from the Latin word
anorexiaderived from the Greek word
anorexia, ἀνορεξία
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
derived from the Greek word
orexis, ὄρεξις (excitement of the mind; longing after)
derived from the Greek word
orexeinUsage
Word found in Modern English
