Etymology of the Greek word boulimia (βουλιμία)
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)