hysteria=هستيريا

hysteria=هستيريا

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

hysteria (n.)

1801, coined in medical Latin as an abstract noun from hysteric (see hysterical).

hysterical (adj.)

1610s, from L. hystericus "of the womb," from Gk. hysterikos "of the womb, suffering in the womb," from hystera "womb" (see uterus). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. Meaning "very funny" (by 1939) is from the notion of uncontrollable fits of laughter. Related: Hysterically.

uterus (n.)

1610s, from L. uterus "womb, belly" (pl. uteri), from PIE root *udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (cf. Skt. udaram "belly," Gk. hystera "womb," Lith. vederas "stomach," O.C.S. vedro "bucket").