English
hyperkatifeia
Hyperkatifeia comes from Ancient Greek κατήφεια.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκατήφειαkatḗpheia
- Englishearliest quotation 2024hyperkatifeia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκατήφειαkatḗpheia
- Englishearliest quotation 2024hyperkatifeia
Earliest quotation: 2024, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’: “George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol…”
Formed from hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Every English word from Ancient Greek κατήφεια
Today it means
noun Hypersensitivity to emotional distress in the context of substance abuse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κατήφεια / hyperkatifeia