Where does “mania” come from?
Mania comes from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία, derived from the verb μαίνομαι meaning to rage or be mad, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
mania (English): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity;...
Definitions
- Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity;...
Ancestry of “mania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mania | craze, mania, madness;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |