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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

  1. Hysteria over environmental issues

Ancestry of “ecohysteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhysteriaBehavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable...
2New Latinhysteria—
3Latinhystericushysterical
4Ancient Greekὑστερικόςsuffering in the uterus, hysterical; relating to...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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