hysterectomy (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[hysterectomy 词源字典]
1886, coined in English from Greek hystera "womb" (see uterus) + -ectomy.[hysterectomy etymology, hysterectomy origin, 英语词源]
hysterical (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1610s, from Latin hystericus "of the womb," from Greek 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.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"female organ of gestation, womb," late 14c., from Latin uterus "womb, belly" (plural uteri), from PIE root *udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (cognates: Sanskrit udaram "belly," Greek hystera "womb," Lithuanian vederas "sausage, intestines, stomach, lower abdomen," Old Church Slavonic vedro "bucket, barrel," Russian vedro).