thalassomania
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
thalassomania
an abnormal love of the sea
对海的狂热
Dissection of thalassomania
thalassomania = thalass (sea) + o + mania (excessive fondness)
thalassomania = excessive fondness for the sea; opposite: thalassophobia
Now Repeat my Dissection
thalassomania = excessive fondness for the sea; opposite: thalassophobia
Important roots for this word:
thalass
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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