Where does “smaniosità” come from?
smaniosità (Italian) comes from Italian smanioso, from Italian smania, from Italian smaniare, from Latin exmaniare, from Latin Mania, from Ancient Greek μανία, from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
smaniosità (Italian): agitation; craving
Ancestry of “smaniosità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | smanioso | eager, longing, yearning |
| 2 | Italian | smania | agitation, restlessness; craving or thirst;... |
| 3 | Italian | smaniare | To be restless, to be agitated, to be eager, to... |
| 4 | Latin | exmaniare | — |
| 5 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |