Illyromania

English

Etymology

From Illyro- +‎ mania.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Illyromania (uncountable)

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