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Where does “freneza” come from?

freneza (Esperanto) comes from French frénésie, from Old French frenesie, from Medieval Latin phrenesia, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek φρένησις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

freneza (Esperanto): insane, crazy

Definitions

  1. insane, crazy

Ancestry of “freneza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrénésiefrenzy
2Old Frenchfrenesiefrenzy
3Medieval Latinphrenesia—
4Latinphrenesismadness, delirium, frenzy
5Ancient Greekφρένησις—
6Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “freneza”

  • frenezeta
  • frenezeco
  • frenezulejo
  • frenezulo
  • freneziĝi
  • freneziga
  • frenezigi
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