Where does “hyperedge” come from?

hyperedge (English) comes from English edge, from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

hyperedge (English): The equivalent of a graph's edge in a hypergraph

Definitions

  1. The equivalent of a graph's edge in a hypergraph

Ancestry of “hyperedge”, step by step

hyperedge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English edge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedgeThe boundary line of a surface; A one-dimensional...
2EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
3Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
4Old Englishwīswise
5Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz