Where does “bacchanalian” come from?
Bacchanalian comes from English Bacchanalia, from Italian -ana and Spanish -ana, from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος, with Latin suffixes -um and -us.
bacchanalian (English): Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
Ancestry of “bacchanalian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bacchanalia | Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration |
| 2 | Latin | Bacchānālia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Bacchānal | place devoted to Bacchus, where the Bacchanalia where celebrated |
| 4 | Latin | Bacchus | the god of wine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Βάκχος | Bacchus |