Where does “hypermutate” come from?

hypermutate (English) comes from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hypermutate (English): To cause, or to undergo hypermutation

Definitions

  1. To cause, or to undergo hypermutation

Ancestry of “hypermutate”, step by step

hypermutate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mutate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutateTo undergo mutation; To cause mutation
2EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
3Middle Englishmutaciounalteration, change, modification
4Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
5Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-