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Where does “franticly” come from?

franticly (English) comes from English frantic, from Middle English frantik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

franticly (English): In a frantic manner

Definitions

  1. In a frantic manner

Ancestry of “franticly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfranticInsane, mentally unstable; In a state of panic,...
2Middle Englishfrantik—
3Old Frenchfrenetique—
4Latinphreneticusmad, delirious
5Ancient Greekφρενητικόςdelirious
6Ancient Greekφρενῖτιςinflammation of the brain
7Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
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