φρενῖτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φρήν (phrḗn).

Noun

φρενῖτις • (phrenîtis)

inflammation of the brain

Derived terms

φρενῑτικός (phrenītikós)/ φρενητικός (phrenētikós)

Descendants

→ Middle Persian: [Term?] (calque)
- → Arabic: سَرْسَام‎ (sarsām)
  - → Persian: سرسام‎ (sarsâm)

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.
"φρενῖτις" in Greek Texts & Translations of Perseus Project
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/greece-xiv

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