Etymograph

English

hectivity

Blend of hectic + activity.

A blend of hectic + activity

Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’

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Ancient Greek ἑκτικός ‘habitual, hectic, consumptive’

Medieval Latin *hecticus

Old French etique

Middle English etik

English hectic

Latin āctīvitās ‘activity’

Middle French activité

English activity

Today it means

noun A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hectivity