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anorexia

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor.
English anorexia

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).

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    anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias)

    1. (especially in medicine) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
      Coordinate term: hyporexia
    2. (especially in nonmedical usage) Clipping of anorexia nervosa.
    3. (by extension, in combination) Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
      intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia

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    Galician

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    From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

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    anorexia f (plural anorexias)

    1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
      Synonym: anorexia nerviosa

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    Portuguese

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

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    • Hyphenation: a‧no‧re‧xi‧a

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    anorexia f (plural anorexias)

    1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
      Synonym: anorexia nervosa

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    Spanish

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

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    • IPA(key): /anoˈɾeɡsja/ [a.noˈɾeɣ̞.sja]
    • Rhymes: -eɡsja
    • Syllabification: a‧no‧re‧xia

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    anorexia f (plural anorexias)

    1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
      Synonyms: anorexia mental, anorexia nerviosa

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