Etymograph

English

lottomania

From lotto + -mania.

Formed from lotto + -mania

Proto-Germanic *hleutaną ‘to cast lots’

Proto-Germanic *hlutą ‘fate’

Frankish *hlot

Old French lot

Italian lotto ‘lottery’

English lotto

Today it means

noun Enthusiasm for playing the lottery.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lottomania