Where does “μανιακός” come from?
μανιακός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μανίᾱ, from Ancient Greek νόσος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
μανιακός (Ancient Greek): causing insanity
Definitions
- causing insanity
Ancestry of “μανιακός”, step by step
μανιακός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μανίᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μανίᾱ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek μανία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |