myEtymology.com: English etymology of megalomaniac

Etymology of the English word megalomaniac

the English word megalomaniac

derived from the English word maniac

derived from the Latin word maniacus (maniac)

derived from the Latin word mania (mania; craze)

derived from the Greek word mania, μανία (craziness)

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 Greek word maniakos

derived from the Greek word mania, μανία (craziness)

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')

using the English prefix megalo-

derived from the Byzantine Greek word megas, μέγας (big)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meg- (great)

Word found in Modern English