delirio

/deˈliɾjo/ · B2 · noun · m

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😵‍💫 de- (off) + lira (furrow): going off the furrow, off the track

From Latin delirare, literally 'to go out of the furrow' (de- + lira). A plough straying from its straight line became a mind straying from reason. Delirio is that wandering off the track: delirium or delusion.

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