Where does “bacchanalia” come from?

bacchanalia (English) comes from Latin Bacchānālia, from Latin Bacchānal, from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος — Bacchus.

bacchanalia (English): Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration

Definitions

  1. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration

Ancestry of “bacchanalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBacchānālia—
2LatinBacchānalplace devoted to Bacchus, where the Bacchanalia where celebrated
3LatinBacchusthe god of wine
4Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus

Words derived from “bacchanalia”

Every word from Ancient Greek Βάκχος →Every word from Latin Bacchus →Every word from Latin Bacchānal →