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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—
2LatinBacchānal—
3LatinBacchusthe god of wine
4Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus
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