Etymology

monomaniacal

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Today it means: Of or relating to a monomaniac. Full definition →

English maniacal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French maniaque
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥yétor
  8. Proto-Hellenic*məňňómai
  9. Ancient Greekμαίνομαι (maínomai)
  10. Ancient Greekμᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)
  11. Ancient Greekμανιακός (maniakós)
  12. Late Latinmaniacu
  13. Frenchmaniaque
  14. Englishmaniac
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishmaniacal
  18. English todaymonomaniacal

From mono- + maniacal.

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