Where does “manicomio” come from?
manicomio (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον, from Ancient Greek νοσοκομέω, from Ancient Greek νόσος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
manicomio (Italian): insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
Definitions
- insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
Ancestry of “manicomio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νοσοκομεῖον | infirmary, hospital |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νοσοκομέω | to be under medical treatment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |