Where does “erotomania” come from?

erotomania (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

erotomania (English): a disorder in which a person has a delusion of a...

Definitions

  1. a disorder in which a person has a delusion of a...

Ancestry of “erotomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρωτικόςrelated to love, erotic; amorous
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →