English
hyperprosexia
Hyperprosexia comes from Ancient Greek προσέχω ‘to hold to, offer, to bring to’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπροσέχωprosékhō‘to hold to, offer, to bring to’
- Englishtodayhyperprosexia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπροσέχωprosékhō‘to hold to, offer, to bring to’
- Englishtodayhyperprosexia
Every English word from Ancient Greek προσέχω
Today it means
noun Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek προσέχω / hyperprosexia