Etymology

hyster-

Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ
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hyster- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑστέρᾱ“the womb”
  2. English todayhyster-

From Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ (hustérā, “the womb”).

hyster- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕστερος“higher, outer”
  2. English todayhyster-

From Ancient Greek ὕστερος (hústeros, “higher, outer”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑστέρᾱ all →

Ancient Greekὕστερος all →

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