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From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.