English
anorexia nervosalike
From anorexia nervosa + -like.
Formed from anorexia nervosa + -like
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to be straightening, stretching, setting upright’
Ancient Greek ὀρέγω ‘to stretch’
Ancient Greek ὄρεξις ‘appetite, desire’
English anorexia ‘loss of appetite’
English anorexia nervosa
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of anorexia nervosa.
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Etymograph / anorexia nervosalike