Where does “maenad” come from?

maenad (English) comes from Latin maenas, from Ancient Greek μαινάς, from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαι — be furious.

maenad (English): A female follower of Dionysus, associated with...

Definitions

  1. A female follower of Dionysus, associated with...

Ancestry of “maenad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaenasaccusative plural of maena; bacchant
2Ancient Greekμαινάςraving, frantic
3Ancient Greekμαίνεσθαιbe furious

Words derived from “maenad”

Every word from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μαινάς →Every word from Latin maenas →