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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

  1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity;...

Ancestry of “mania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaniacraze, mania, madness;...
2Ancient Greekμανίαmadness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,...
3Ancient GreekμαίνομαιI am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of...
4Proto-Hellenicməňňómai—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥yétorto think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mania”

  • manic
  • hypomanic
  • manically
  • antimanic
  • hypermania
  • nonmanic
  • manicky
  • melomania
  • maniaphobia
  • pseudomanic
  • マニア
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