Etymology of the Latin word bulimia
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)
Derivations in other languages
English
bulimiaUsage
Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin
