Where does “hippomanes” come from?

hippomanes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἱππομανές, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής — swarming with horses.

hippomanes (Latin): an aphrodisiac obtained from the discharge of a mare in heat

Definitions

  1. an aphrodisiac obtained from the discharge of a mare in heat

Ancestry of “hippomanes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱππομανέςthorn apple (Datura stramonium), of which horses are madly fond or which makes them mad
2Ancient Greekἱππομᾰνήςswarming with horses

Words derived from “hippomanes”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής →Every word from Ancient Greek ἱππομανές →
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