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- Ancient Greek · derived fromφρενῖτις
- Latin · derived fromphrenītis
- English todayphrenitis
From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phrenitis
Today it means: Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis. Full definition →
Latin phrenītis ← Ancient Greek φρενῖτις