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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”

  • hyperbolic
  • hyperbole
  • hyperbola
  • hyperbolically
  • hyperboloid
  • hyperbolicity
  • hyperboloidal
  • hyperbolize
  • nonhyperbolic
  • hyperbolism
  • quasihyperbolic
  • hyperbolist
  • ultrahyperbolic
  • pseudohyperbolic
  • subhyperbolic
  • hyperboliform
  • antihyperbolic
  • hyperbole
  • hipérbole
  • hipérbola
  • hyperbole
  • hyperboloïde
  • hipérbole
  • hyperbool
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