Where does “hypercatabolism” come from?

hypercatabolism (English) comes from English catabolism, from Ancient Greek καταβολή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

hypercatabolism (English): An increased rate of catabolism

Definitions

  1. An increased rate of catabolism

Ancestry of “hypercatabolism”, step by step

hypercatabolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English catabolism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatabolismDestructive metabolism, usually including the...
2Ancient Greekκαταβολήbuilding, structure, foundation
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →