Where does “ergomania” come from?
ergomania (English) comes from English ergo, from English ergonomic, from Catalan -ic, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ergomania (English): an obsession with exercise or work
Definitions
- an obsession with exercise or work
Ancestry of “ergomania”, step by step
ergomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ergo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ergo | Consequently, therefore, thus; therefore; An... |
| 2 | English | ergonomic | Of or relating to the science of ergonomics;... |
| 3 | Catalan | -ic | -ic; Used to form diminutive nouns |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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,... |