English
mania
Mania comes from Ancient Greek μᾰνῐ́ᾱ ‘madness’, from μαίνομαι ‘to rage’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥yétor‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*məňňómaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαίνομαιmaínomai‘to rage’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰνῐ́ᾱmănĭ́ā‘madness’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmania
- Englishearliest quotation 1831mania
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥yétor‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*məňňómaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαίνομαιmaínomai‘to rage’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰνῐ́ᾱmănĭ́ā‘madness’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmania
- Englishearliest quotation 1831mania
Earliest quotation: 1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley: “One of the manias of the present day, which…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
money, music, mind, amount, comment, mental, mouth, mention, mountain, museum, remain, monster, auto, mount, min, permanent, monitor, monetary, demonstration, mentor, monk, mint, monument, monte, imminent, monastery, amnesty, muse, mosaic, eminent, summon, dementia, menace, ming, prominence, maya, mont, muster, monstrous, eminence, 126 more
through Ancient Greek μᾰνῐ́ᾱ ‘madness’
Today it means
noun Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mania