Where does “freneticism” come from?
freneticism (English) comes from English frenetic, from Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetike, 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.
freneticism (English): The quality or state of being frenetic
Definitions
- The quality or state of being frenetic
Ancestry of “freneticism”, step by step
freneticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frenetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frenetic | Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or... |
| 2 | Middle English | frenetik | Deranged, insane; not of sound mind |
| 3 | Old French | frenetike | — |
| 4 | Latin | phreneticus | mad, delirious |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φρενητικός | delirious |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φρενῖτις | inflammation of the brain |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φρήν | The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |