Etymology

mania a potu

Today it means: Madness caused by alcohol intoxication. Full definition →

Latin mania ā pōtū
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frommania ā pōtū
  2. English todaymania a potu

Learned borrowing from Latin mania ā pōtū (literally “madness from the drink”).

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