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Where does “Ὑπέρβολος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ὑπέρβολος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ὑπέρβολος”

  • Hyperbolus
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