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hystericus

hystericus

Latin

Adjective

hystericus (feminine hysterica, neuter hystericum)

  1. hysterical

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Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὑστερικός ‎(husterikós, “suffering in the womb, hysterical”), from ὑστερά ‎(husterá, “womb”) from the Greek belief that hysteria was caused by a disturbance in the uterus and that it belonged exclusively to women. Confer the English hystero- ‎(“of or pertaining to the uterus or womb”), the Latin suffix -icus and the French hystérie.

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