Where does “歇斯底里” come from?
歇斯底里 (Chinese) comes from English hysteria, from New Latin hysteria, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
歇斯底里 (Chinese): hysteria; hysterics; excessive or uncontrollable...
Definitions
- hysteria; hysterics; excessive or uncontrollable...
Ancestry of “歇斯底里”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hysteria | Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable... |
| 2 | New Latin | hysteria | — |
| 3 | Latin | hystericus | hysterical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑστερικός | suffering in the uterus, hysterical; relating to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |