Where does “ὑπερβολή” come from?

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

ὑπερβολή (Ancient Greek): overshooting; superiority; excess, extremity

Definitions

  1. overshooting; superiority; excess, extremity

Ancestry of “ὑπερβολή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπερβάλλωto go beyond, exceed
2Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
3Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑπερβολή”

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