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Originally Posted by BookCat
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:
1610s, "characteristic of hysteria," from Latin hystericus "of the womb," from Greek hysterikos "of the womb, suffering in the womb," from hystera "womb"
I seemed to remember this being blamed on female psychology by freudian analysts who generally blame everything on us.
Getting back on thread ....
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It actually dates back to the ancient Greeks, who believed that if a woman didn't have children, her womb would start causing her all sorts of strange emotions. Hence the connection between the words "hysteria" and "hysterectomy". Both have the same origin.