Where does “ecohysteria” come from?
ecohysteria (English) 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.
ecohysteria (English): Hysteria over environmental issues
Definitions
- Hysteria over environmental issues
Ancestry of “ecohysteria”, step by step
ecohysteria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hysteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English eco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eco | Environmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |