Etymology of the English word maenad
the English word maenad
derived from the Latin word Maenas (Bacchante, female votary of Bacchus; inspired)
derived from the Greek word mainas, μαινάς
derived from the Greek word mainesthai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-
derived from the Greek word mainomai, μαίνομαι (through the idea of insensate craving); to rave as a 'maniac')
derived from the Latin word maenad
derived from the Greek word Mainas
derived from the Greek word mainesthai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-