Illyromania

English

Etymology

From Illyro- +‎ mania.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɪɹoʊˈmeɪniə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɪɹəʊˈmeɪniə/

Noun

Illyromania (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics, chiefly historical) obsession with speculative etymologies based on Illyrian