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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

  1. very great abundance

Ancestry of “hyperabundance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabundanceA large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness...
2Middle Englishabundaunce—
3Old FrenchhabundanceAlternative form of abondance
4Latinabundantiaabundance; vocative singular of abundantia;...
5Latinabundō—
6Latinundō—
7Latinundawave; billow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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