Where does “frénésie” come from?
frénésie (French) comes 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.
frénésie (French): frenzy
Ancestry of “frénésie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | frenesie | frenzy |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | phrenesia | — |
| 3 | Latin | phrenesis | madness, delirium, frenzy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φρένησις | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φρήν | The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |
Words derived from “frénésie”