Etymology of the English word hectic
the English word
hecticderived from the Old French word
etiquederived from the Latin word
hecticusderived from the Greek word
hektikos, ἑκτικός
derived from the Greek word
hexis, ἕξις
derived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Greek word
hektos, ἕκτος
derived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the French word
hecticderived from the Greek word
hektikos, ἑκτικός
derived from the Greek word
hexis, ἕξις
derived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Greek word
hektos, ἕκτος
derived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of hectic in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
hectisch, French
hektique, German
hektisch, Norwegian
hektisk, Swedish
hektiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
