Where does “hyperdensity” come from?
hyperdensity (English) comes from English density, from Middle French densité, from Old French dempsité, from Latin densitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
hyperdensity (English): An unusually high density
Definitions
- An unusually high density
Ancestry of “hyperdensity”, step by step
hyperdensity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English density
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | density | A measure of the mass of matter contained by a... |
| 2 | Middle French | densité | — |
| 3 | Old French | dempsité | — |
| 4 | Latin | densitas | thickness; density; abundance |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |