Where does “oenomania” come from?
oenomania (English) comes from English Mania, from Latin Mania, from Ancient Greek μανία, from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
oenomania (English): Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism
Definitions
- Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism
Ancestry of “oenomania”, step by step
oenomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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,... |
via English oeno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oeno | An uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the Pitcairn Islands overseas territory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶνος | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wóinos | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéyh₁ō | wine; vine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |