Where does “frenezulejo” come from?
frenezulejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto frenezulo, from Esperanto freneza, from French frénésie, from Old French frenesie, from Medieval Latin phrenesia, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek φρένησις, from Ancient Greek φρήν — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.
frenezulejo (Esperanto): insane asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, nuthouse
Definitions
- insane asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, nuthouse
Ancestry of “frenezulejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | frenezulo | lunatic, madman |
| 2 | Esperanto | freneza | insane, crazy |
| 3 | French | frénésie | frenzy |
| 4 | Old French | frenesie | frenzy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | phrenesia | — |
| 6 | Latin | phrenesis | madness, delirium, frenzy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φρένησις | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φρήν | The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |