Where does “frenzy” come from?

Frenzy derives from Middle English frensy, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek φρένησις, ultimately from the root φρήν meaning mind or diaphragm.

frenzy (English): A state of wild activity or panic; A violent...

Definitions

  1. A state of wild activity or panic; A violent...

Ancestry of “frenzy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfrensy
2Old Frenchfrenesiefrenzy
3Medieval Latinphrenesia
4Latinphrenesismadness, delirium, frenzy
5Ancient Greekφρένησις
6Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “frenzy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren-Every word from Ancient Greek φρήνEvery word from Ancient Greek φρένησις