Where does “ménade” come from?

ménade (French) comes from Latin maenas, from Ancient Greek μαινάς, from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαι — be furious.

ménade (French): maenad follower of Dionysus

Definitions

  1. maenad follower of Dionysus

Ancestry of “ménade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaenasaccusative plural of maena; bacchant
2Ancient Greekμαινάςraving, frantic
3Ancient Greekμαίνεσθαιbe furious

Words derived from “ménade

Every word from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαιEvery word from Ancient Greek μαινάςEvery word from Latin maenas