Where does “ὑπέρ” come from?

ὑπέρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ὑπέρ (Ancient Greek): for; over-much, above measure

Definitions

  1. for; over-much, above measure

Ancestry of “ὑπέρ”, step by step

ὑπέρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European upér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Proto-Hellenic *hupér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*hupér—

Words derived from “ὑπέρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →