uptight

uptight

‘tense’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

     O.E. up < Proto-G. upp ‘up’ + tight < uhp < upo < Tamil uppu

English words derived from Tamil uppu meaning 'rising'

above

up

up-

up-current

upland

uplink

uproar

aufklarung

sub

subaltern

subconscious

subordinate

subsequent

subtitle

sirloin

somersault

soprano

sum

summit

surround

sur-

surcharge

surname

surpass

surrender

surveillance

resuscitate

survive

sovereign

soubrette

super-

superficial

supernatural

supersonic

superb

superior

supernal

supra-

supralapsarian

supra-national

supreme

insuperable

souffle

soutane

souvenir

source

somber

assume 

opal

open

over

over-

overact

overlap

overtake

overtime

overview 

hypsography

hypsometry

hyper-

hyperglycemia

hyperinflation

hypertension

hypertext

hypertrophy

hypodermic

hypo-

hypo-allergenic

hypothalamus

hypsi-

hypothesis

hyphen

hypocrisy

hypso-

varlet

vassal

allhypodermic

eave

eavesdropper

oft

often