Where does “massahysterie” come from?
massahysterie (Dutch) comes from Dutch massa, from Middle Dutch masse, from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.
massahysterie (Dutch): mass hysteria
Definitions
- mass hysteria
Ancestry of “massahysterie”, step by step
massahysterie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch massa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | massa | mass, large amount; mass; multitude, mass, throng |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | masse | — |
| 3 | Old French | masse | — |
| 4 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |