English

hyperkinetic

From hyper- + kinetic.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’

Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘to set in motion’

Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς ‘motion’

Ancient Greek κινητικός ‘puts in motion’

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.

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