Where does “frenesie” come from?

frenesie (Middle English) comes from Old French frenesie, from Medieval Latin phrenesia, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek φρένησις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

frenesie (Middle English): Irrationality, insanity; the condition of lacking a sound mind

Definitions

  1. Irrationality, insanity; the condition of lacking a sound mind

Ancestry of “frenesie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrenesiefrenzy
2Medieval Latinphrenesia—
3Latinphrenesismadness, delirium, frenzy
4Ancient Greekφρένησις—
5Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Ancient Greek φρήν →Every word from Ancient Greek φρένησις →