Where does “hypercluster” come from?

hypercluster (English) comes from English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English cluster, from Proto-Germanic klus-.

hypercluster (English): A very large cluster (typically of galaxies or proteins)

Definitions

  1. A very large cluster (typically of galaxies or proteins)

Ancestry of “hypercluster”, step by step

hypercluster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cluster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclusterA group or bunch of several discrete items that...
2Middle Englishcluster
3Old Englishcluster
4Proto-Germanicklus-

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic klus-