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Where does “vesania” come from?

vesania (Latin) comes from Latin vēsānus, from Latin vē-, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

vesania (Latin): madness, insanity

Definitions

  1. madness, insanity

Ancestry of “vesania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēsānus—
2Latinvē-—
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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