English
mania a potu
Mania a potu comes from Latin mania ā pōtū.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmania ā pōtūliterally ‘madness from the drink’
- Englishtodaymania a potu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmania ā pōtūliterally ‘madness from the drink’
- Englishtodaymania a potu
The story
Learned borrowing from Latin mania ā pōtū (literally “madness from the drink”).
Every English word from Latin mania ā pōtū
Today it means
noun Madness caused by alcohol intoxication.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mania ā pōtū / mania a potu