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Stage 1 of 3
mania
Greek · ancient
"madness, frenzy"
madness, frenzy, related to menos (spirit, passion)
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Stage 2 of 3
mania
Latin · ancient
"madness, frenzy"
carried into Latin for the same frenzied state
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Stage 3 of 3
mania
English · 1300s
"a state of abnormally elevated excitement or excessive enthusiasm"
settled as the English word for a state of abnormally elevated excitement
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