Etymology

anthomaniac

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Today it means: Someone who has anthomania. Full definition →

English maniac ← French maniaque ← Late Latin maniacu
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The story

  1. Englishantho-
  2. Ancient Greekμανιακός (maniakós)
  3. Late Latinmaniacu
  4. Frenchmaniaque
  5. Englishmaniac
  6. English todayanthomaniac

From antho- + maniac.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.