Where does “Mickeymania” come from?
Mickeymania (English) comes from English Mickey, from English Mick, from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ.
Mickeymania (English): Enthusiasm for the cartoon character Mickey Mouse
Definitions
- Enthusiasm for the cartoon character Mickey Mouse
Ancestry of “Mickeymania”, step by step
Mickeymania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mickey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mickey | A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic,... |
| 2 | English | Mick | An Irishman |
| 3 | English | Michael | the name of the biblical archangel |
| 4 | Dutch | Michaël | Michael the |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | Michael | — |
| 6 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 7 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
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,... |