Where does “empleomania” come from?

empleomania (English) comes from Spanish empleomanía, from Spanish empleo, from Spanish emplear, from Old French emploiier, from Latin implicō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

empleomania (English): The desire to obtain a government job

Definitions

  1. The desire to obtain a government job

Ancestry of “empleomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishempleomaníadesire to be a civil servant
2Spanishempleojob, employment
3Spanishemplearto hire; to use
4Old Frenchemploiierto fold on itself; to use; to make use of
5Latinimplicōto entangle, entwine
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en