Where does “hyperfertile” come from?
hyperfertile (English) comes from English fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hyperfertile (English): More than normally fertile
Definitions
- More than normally fertile
Ancestry of “hyperfertile”, step by step
hyperfertile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fertile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fertile | capable of growing abundant crops; productive;... |
| 2 | Old French | fertile | — |
| 3 | Latin | fertilis | fruitful, fertile; productive |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |