Where does “hysteria” come from?

hysteria (Finnish) comes 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.

hysteria (Finnish): hysteria

Definitions

  1. hysteria

Ancestry of “hysteria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hysteria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →