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Where does “hypermedia” come from?

Hypermedia comes from English hyper- combined with English media, which derives from Latin medius meaning "middle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos.

hypermedia (English): The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video...

Definitions

  1. The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video...

Ancestry of “hypermedia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedia—
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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