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Where does “antihyperon” come from?

antihyperon (English) comes from English hyperon, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

antihyperon (English): The antiparticle of a hyperon

Definitions

  1. The antiparticle of a hyperon

Ancestry of “antihyperon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyperonAny baryon with a non-zero strangeness
2Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →