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Etymology of the Latin word phrenesis

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 Latin

phrenesia

Derivations in other languages

Portuguese frenesi

Usage

Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin



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