English
hystericky
From hysteric + -y.
Formed from hysteric + -y
Proto-Indo-European *udtéreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *ustérā
Ancient Greek ὑστέρα ‘womb’
Ancient Greek ὑστερικός ‘suffering in the uterus, hysterical’
Latin hystericus ‘hysterical’
English hysteric
Today it means
adj Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
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Etymograph / hystericky