Etymology of the Latin word phrenesia
the Medieval Latin word
phrenesiaderived from the Greek word
phrenitisderived 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 Latin word
phrenesis (madness, frenzy)
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-Derivations in other languages
French
frenesie, French
frénésie, French
frenzyUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
