Etymology

mania

ma·ni·a
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Today it means: Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Full definition →

Latin mania ← Ancient Greek μανία (manía) ← Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai
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mania · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥yétor
  3. Proto-Hellenic*məňňómai
  4. Ancient Greekμαίνομαι (maínomai)
  5. Ancient Greekμανία (manía)
  6. Latinmania
  7. English todaymania

Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

Mania · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromMānia
  2. English todayMania

From Latin Mānia, related to mānes (“spirits of the dead”).

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