Where does “hysteresis” come from?

Hysteresis comes from Ancient Greek ὑστέρησις, derived from the verb ὑστερέω, from the adjective ὕστερος meaning "later" or "coming behind," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European údteros with the comparative suffix -teros.

hysteresis (English): A property of a system such that an output value...

Definitions

  1. A property of a system such that an output value...

Ancestry of “hysteresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὑστέρησιςSynonym of ὑστέρημᾰ
2Ancient Greekὑστερέωbe behind, be later, come after, come late; come...
3Ancient Greekὕστεροςlatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “hysteresis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕστερος →