φρενῖτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φρήν (phrḗn).

Noun

φρενῖτις • (phrenîtis)

inflammation of the brain

Derived terms

φρενῑτικός (phrenītikós)/ φρενητικός (phrenētikós)

Descendants

→ Middle Persian: (calque)
- Persian: سرسام (sarsâm)
  - → Arabic: سَرْسَام (sarsām)
  - → Ottoman Turkish: سرسم (sersem) (see there for further descendants)

References

“φρενῖτις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“frantic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
"φρενῖτις" in Greek Texts & Translations of Perseus Project
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/greece-xiv

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