Where does “joukkohysteria” come from?
joukkohysteria (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
joukkohysteria (Finnish): mass hysteria
Definitions
- mass hysteria
Ancestry of “joukkohysteria”, step by step
joukkohysteria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hysteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hysteria | hysteria |
| 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 |