Where does “hyper-” come from?

hyper- (English) comes 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-.

hyper- (English): over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in...

Definitions

  1. over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in...

Ancestry of “hyper-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekυπερ-hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur-
2Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
3Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “hyper-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér