myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of anorexia

Etymology of the Greek word anorexia (ἀνορεξία)

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 orexein