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Etymology of the English word frantic

the English word frantic
derived from the French word frénétique
derived from the Latin word d'orig.
derived from the Greek word branchia, βράγχια (gills)
derived from the Greek word bronchos, βρόγχος
derived from the Greek word metaphora, μεταφορά
derived from the Greek word metapherein, μεταϕέρω
derived from the Greek word phreneticus
derived from the Greek word phrenesia
derived from the Greek word gymnicus
derived from the Greek word heroicus
derived from the Greek word heros, ἥρως, ἔρως
derived from the Greek word lienteria
derived from the Greek word monogramma
derived from the Greek word musagetes
derived from the Greek word hegeisthai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sag-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sāg-
derived from the Greek word mousa, μοῦσα
derived from the Greek word maenas
derived from the Greek word pyrrhicha
derived from the Greek word sinapismus
derived from the Greek word sinapi, σίναπι (mustard (the plant))
derived from the Greek word sphoeroides
derived from the Greek word sphaira, σφαῖρα, σϕαῖρα (ball)
unkown origins
derived from the Greek word staphyloma
derived from the Greek word triglyphus
derived from the Greek word trigonus
derived from the Greek word trisyllabus
derived from the Old French word frenetique
derived from the Latin word phreneticus (mad, frantic)
derived from the Greek word phrenetikos, φρενητικός
derived from the Greek word phrenitis
derived from the Greek word phren, φρήν (diaphragm; the midrif (as a partition of the body); (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhren-
derived from the Greek word phrenitikos
derived from the Greek word phrenitis
derived from the Greek word phren, φρήν (diaphragm; the midrif (as a partition of the body); (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhren-

Date

The earliest known usage of frantic in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

frenetic

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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