English
hyperexcitation
From hyper- + excitation.
Formed from hyper- + excitation
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move’
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Latin excitō ‘to call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon’
Latin excitātiō ‘rousing’
Old French excitation
Middle English excitacion
English excitation
Today it means
noun An excessive excitation; overstimulation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperexcitation