English
locura
Locura comes from Spanish locura ‘madness’, and goes back to loco.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentloco
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlocura‘madness’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentloco
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlocura‘madness’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Spanish loco
Today it means
noun A Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish loco / locura