Where does “työnarkomania” come from?
työnarkomania (Finnish) comes from Finnish narkomania, from Finnish 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,...
työnarkomania (Finnish): workaholism
Definitions
- workaholism
Ancestry of “työnarkomania”, step by step
työnarkomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish narkomania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | narkomania | narcomania |
| 2 | Finnish | mania | mania; partitive singular of mani |
| 3 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |