Where does “paranoja” come from?

paranoja (Lithuanian) comes from Ancient Greek παράνοια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

paranoja (Lithuanian): paranoia

Definitions

  1. paranoia

Ancestry of “paranoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράνοιαderangement, madness
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek παράνοια →