Where does “frenetik” come from?

frenetik (Middle English) comes from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

frenetik (Middle English): Deranged, insane; not of sound mind

Definitions

  1. Deranged, insane; not of sound mind

Ancestry of “frenetik”, step by step

frenetik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French frenetike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrenetike—
2Latinphreneticusmad, delirious
3Ancient Greekφρενητικόςdelirious
4Ancient Greekφρενῖτιςinflammation of the brain
5Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

via Old French frenetique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrenetique—

Words derived from “frenetik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Ancient Greek φρήν →Every word from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις →