Frant

Morpheme

Frant

Type

bound base

Denotation

delirium of the mind, frenzy, mental illness, insanity

Etymology

variant of Middle English frentik; Old French frenetike; Latin phrenēticus; Ancient Greek phrenītikós, from phrenîtis + -ikós, from phrēn + -itis

Evidence

frantic, frantically, franticity, franticly, franticness, frantics, semifrantic

Notes

frantic, frenetic, and phrenitic are doublets

See Also

Frenete, Phren(e) [Phrene, Phren]