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Where does “maenas” come from?

maenas (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μαινάς, from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαι — be furious.

maenas (Latin): accusative plural of maena; bacchant

Definitions

  1. accusative plural of maena; bacchant

Ancestry of “maenas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαινάςraving, frantic
2Ancient Greekμαίνεσθαιbe furious

Words derived from “maenas”

  • maenad
  • maenadic
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