Where does “hyperliterally” come from?
hyperliterally (English) comes from English hyperliteral, from English literal, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
hyperliterally (English): In a hyperliteral manner
Ancestry of “hyperliterally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hyperliteral | Extremely literal |
| 2 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |