Where does “hiper-” come from?

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

hiper- (Catalan): hyper

Definitions

  1. hyper

Ancestry of “hiper-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hiper-”

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