myEtymology.com: French etymology of frenetique

Etymology of the French word frenetique

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 Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhren-

Derivations in other languages

English frantic, English phrenetic, English frenetic

Usage

Word found in Old French