anorexia nervosa
English
noun
Definitions
- An eating disorder characterized by self starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀν- (not, without) derived from Latin nervōsa (nervous).
Origin
Latin
nervōsa
Gloss
nervous
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- analgesic English
- anemia English
- anosmia English
- an- Latin
- anencephalia Latin
- anosmia Latin
- nervōsa Latin
- Analphabet German
- Anarchismus German
- Anoures French
- anaérobie French
- anhédonie French
- анаэроб Russian
- analfabeto Spanish, Castilian
- ἀν- Ancient Greek
- ὀρύσσω Ancient Greek
- *n̥- Proto-Indo-European
- analfabeto Portuguese
- ainéime Irish
- anaemach Irish
- anaemacht Irish
- anailgéiseach Irish
- anoreksi Danish
- ανορύσσω Greek (modern)
- Anaspida Translingual