maenad

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*men-“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαινάς“raving, frantic”
3. Latin · borrowed fromMaenad-“frenzied female follower of Bacchus”
4. English todaymaenad

From Latin Maenad- (“frenzied female follower of Bacchus”), root of Maenās, from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to be mad, to rage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”).

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