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Where does “hemihyperplasia” come from?

hemihyperplasia (English) comes from English hyperplasia, from English hyper-, from Greek υπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hemihyperplasia (English): hyperplasia that affects only half of the body or...

Definitions

  1. hyperplasia that affects only half of the body or...

Ancestry of “hemihyperplasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyperplasiaAn increase in the size of a tissue or organ due...
2Englishhyper-over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in...
3Greekυπερ-hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur-
4Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
5Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →