Where does “videomania” come from?

videomania (Italian) comes from Italian mania, 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.

videomania (Italian): A passion for TV or videogames

Definitions

  1. A passion for TV or videogames

Ancestry of “videomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaniamania; habit; quirk
2Latinimāginem—
3Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →