Where does “oligomania” come from?
oligomania (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
oligomania (English): A form of insanity which, although potentially...
Definitions
- A form of insanity which, although potentially...
Ancestry of “oligomania”, step by step
oligomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 2 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 3 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 4 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 5 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 6 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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,... |