English
hyperkinesis
From hyper- + -kinesis.
A compound of hyper- + -kinesis
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Today it means
noun Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
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Etymograph / hyperkinesis