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Where does “φρενῑτικός” come from?

φρενῑτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

φρενῑτικός (Ancient Greek): delirious

Definitions

  1. delirious

Ancestry of “φρενῑτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφρενῖτιςinflammation of the brain
2Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “φρενῑτικός”

  • frantic
  • frantically
  • frenetic
  • frenetically
  • franticly
  • franticness
  • freneticism
  • frenetical
  • unfrenetic
  • phreneticus
  • phreniticus
  • farneticazione
  • farneticamente
  • farnetico
  • farneticare
  • frenetico
  • frenético
  • frentik
  • frantik
  • frenetique
  • frenetike
  • phreneticus
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