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