Where does “manic” come from?
Manic derives from English mania, from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία meaning madness or frenzy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
manic (English): Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or...
Ancestry of “manic”, step by step
manic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μανικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μανικός | of or relating to madness, mad |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μανίᾱ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |