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eppur_se_muova

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7. Yes, comes from the Greek hystera, meaning "womb". Greeks believed women were controlled by their wombs.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:35 PM
17 hrs ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BD%91%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1

To behave hysterically originally meant to behave like an (emotional, illogical) woman.


I missed "myriad", which meant 10,000 in many usages, but frequently used just to indicate a really large number of people.

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