Where does “mania” come from?
mania (Italian) comes 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.
mania (Italian): mania; habit; quirk
Definitions
- mania; habit; quirk
Ancestry of “mania”, step by step
mania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin imāginem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 2 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin Mania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |