Where does “musomania” come from?
musomania (English) comes from English muso, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο.
musomania (English): An obsession with music
Definitions
- An obsession with music
Ancestry of “musomania”, step by step
musomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muso | Diminutive of musician |
| 2 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 3 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 4 | Middle English | O | — |
| 5 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |
via English Mania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mania | The goddess of the dead and ghosts |
| 2 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |