Where does “andromania” come from?
andromania (Italian) comes from Italian mania, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
andromania (Italian): nymphomania
Ancestry of “andromania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mania | mania; habit; quirk |
| 2 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |