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Where does “ὑστερικός” come from?

ὑστερικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ὑστερικός (Ancient Greek): suffering in the uterus, hysterical; relating to...

Definitions

  1. suffering in the uterus, hysterical; relating to...

Ancestry of “ὑστερικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ὑστερικός”

  • hysterical
  • hysteria
  • hysterically
  • hysterics
  • hysteric
  • unhysterical
  • hystericky
  • nonhysterical
  • hystericize
  • antihysterical
  • unhysterically
  • globus hystericus
  • ecohysteria
  • hystericalness
  • hystericus
  • hysteria
  • histéricamente
  • histérico
  • isterico
  • istericamente
  • antisterico
  • antiisterico
  • hystériser
  • hystérique
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