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Where does “hyperdicrotic” come from?

hyperdicrotic (English) comes from English dicrotic, from Ancient Greek δίκροτος, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

hyperdicrotic (English): Excessively dicrotic

Definitions

  1. Excessively dicrotic

Ancestry of “hyperdicrotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdicroticHaving a double beat
2Ancient GreekδίκροτοςDouble-beating
3Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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