Where does “шпиономания” come from?

шпиономания (Russian) comes from Russian шпио́н, from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.

шпиономания (Russian): spy mania, spy fever, spy hysteria, spy scare

Definitions

  1. spy mania, spy fever, spy hysteria, spy scare

Ancestry of “шпиономания”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшпио́нspy
2GermanSpionspy; peephole
3Frenchespionspy
4Middle Frenchespion
5Old Frenchespionspy
6Frankish*spehō
7Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
8Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōnąEvery word from Frankish spehōn