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Where does “τρελαίνω” come from?

τρελαίνω (Greek) comes from Greek τρελός, from Byzantine Greek τρελός, from Ancient Greek τρηρός, from Ancient Greek τρήρων — shy.

τρελαίνω (Greek): madden, drive insane, drive crazy; madden, drive...

Definitions

  1. madden, drive insane, drive crazy; madden, drive...

Ancestry of “τρελαίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρελόςcrazy; madman; bishop
2Byzantine Greekτρελός—
3Ancient Greekτρηρός—
4Ancient Greekτρήρωνshy
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