noun
Meaning 1
Someone who suffers from mythomania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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mythomane
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/ˈmɪθəˌmeɪn/
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/ˈmɪθəʊˌmeɪn/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos)der. French mytho- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder. Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek μανία (manía)der. French -mane French mythomanebor. English mythomane Borrowed from French mythomane. By surface analysis, mytho- + -mane.