English
limosis
Limosis comes from Ancient Greek λιμός ‘hunger’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιμόςlimós‘hunger’
- Englishearliest quotation 1826limosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιμόςlimós‘hunger’
- Englishearliest quotation 1826limosis
Earliest quotation: 1826, James Hamilton: “Limosis, or an impaired excessive or depraved appetite for…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek λιμός
Today it means
noun A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λιμός / limosis