Where does “hyperbranched” come from?
hyperbranched (English) comes from English branched, from English branch, from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.
hyperbranched (English): Having a highly branched structure
Definitions
- Having a highly branched structure
Ancestry of “hyperbranched”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | branched | Having branches; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | branch | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk... |
| 3 | Middle English | branche | — |
| 4 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 5 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 6 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |