Etymograph

English

hypergraphia

From hyper- + -graphia.

A compound of hyper- + -graphia

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Today it means

noun A behavioural condition characterised by an intense desire to write, associated with changes in the temporal lobes due to epilepsy or chemical changes.

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Etymograph / hypergraphia