Where does “tachyphrenia” come from?
tachyphrenia (English) comes from English tachy, from English tachy-, from Ancient Greek ταχύς, from Proto-Indo-European dʰn̥gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.
tachyphrenia (English): unusually rapid thought; mental hyperactivity
Definitions
- unusually rapid thought; mental hyperactivity
Ancestry of “tachyphrenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tachy | Tachycardia; Tachypnoea |
| 2 | English | tachy- | fast |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταχύς | swift, quick, fast, rapid; In a short time: soon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰn̥gʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |