Where does “hipergegant” come from?

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

hipergegant (Catalan): hypergiant

Definitions

  1. hypergiant

Ancestry of “hipergegant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhiper-hyper
2Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →