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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

  1. eager, longing, yearning

Ancestry of “smanioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmaniaagitation, restlessness; craving or thirst;...
2ItaliansmaniareTo be restless, to be agitated, to be eager, to...
3Latinexmaniare—
4LatinMania—
5Ancient Greekμανίαmadness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,...
6Ancient GreekμαίνομαιI am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of...
7Proto-Hellenicməňňómai—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥yétorto think
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “smanioso”

  • smaniosità
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