Where does “hyperabundance” come from?
hyperabundance (English) comes from English abundance, from Middle English abundaunce, from Old French habundance, from Latin abundantia, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
hyperabundance (English): very great abundance
Definitions
- very great abundance
Ancestry of “hyperabundance”, step by step
hyperabundance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abundance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abundance | A large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness... |
| 2 | Middle English | abundaunce | — |
| 3 | Old French | habundance | Alternative form of abondance |
| 4 | Latin | abundantia | abundance; vocative singular of abundantia;... |
| 5 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 6 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 7 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |