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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatabolismDestructive metabolism, usually including the...
2Ancient Greekκαταβολήbuilding, structure, foundation
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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