Where does “Madonnamania” come from?
Madonnamania (English) comes from English madonna, from Italian Madonna, from Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
Madonnamania (English): Intense fanatical enthusiasm for American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958)
Definitions
- Intense fanatical enthusiasm for American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958)
Ancestry of “Madonnamania”, step by step
Madonnamania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English madonna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madonna | A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front... |
| 2 | Italian | Madonna | Madonna, Our Lady |
| 3 | Italian | ma | but; Abbreviation of mamma; Indicates emotion or... |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
via English Mania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mania | The goddess of the dead and ghosts |
| 2 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |