English
hyperknesis
Hyperknesis comes from Ancient Greek κνῆσις ‘itching’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκνῆσις‘itching’
- Englishtodayhyperknesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκνῆσις‘itching’
- Englishtodayhyperknesis
Formed from hyper- + κνῆσις ‘itching’
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 κνῆσις
Today it means
noun An increase in itch sensation compared to the amount of itch which would normally be expected from a given stimulus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κνῆσις / hyperknesis