Where does “ippomane” come from?

ippomane (Italian) comes from Translingual Hippomane, from Latin hippomanes, from Ancient Greek ἱππομανές, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής — swarming with horses.

ippomane (Italian): manchineel (Hippomane mancinella)

Definitions

  1. manchineel (Hippomane mancinella)

Ancestry of “ippomane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHippomanegenus
2Latinhippomanesan aphrodisiac obtained from the discharge of a mare in heat
3Ancient Greekἱππομανέςthorn apple (Datura stramonium), of which horses are madly fond or which makes them mad
4Ancient Greekἱππομᾰνήςswarming with horses
Every word from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής →Every word from Ancient Greek ἱππομανές →Every word from Latin hippomanes →