drapetomania

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδραπέτης“runaway slave”
2. English todaydrapetomania

Coined in 1851 by Samuel A. Cartwright as a name for a supposed mental illness that caused black slaves to flee captivity. Ancient Greek δραπέτης (drapétēs, “runaway slave”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).