Where does “hypermodified” come from?

hypermodified (English) comes from English modified, from English modify, from Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

hypermodified (English): highly modified; modified at multiple positions

Definitions

  1. highly modified; modified at multiple positions

Ancestry of “hypermodified”, step by step

hypermodified traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modified

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmodifiedchanged; altered; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishmodifyTo change part of; To be or become modified; To...
3Middle Englishmodifien
4Middle Frenchmodifier
5Latinmodificāre
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-