Where does “semifrantic” come from?
semifrantic (English) comes from English frantic, from Middle English frantik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.
semifrantic (English): Somewhat or partly frantic
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly frantic
Ancestry of “semifrantic”, step by step
semifrantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frantic | Insane, mentally unstable; In a state of panic,... |
| 2 | Middle English | frantik | — |
| 3 | Old French | frenetique | — |
| 4 | Latin | phreneticus | mad, delirious |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φρενητικός | delirious |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φρενῖτις | inflammation of the brain |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φρήν | The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |