Where does “hyperon” come from?

hyperon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hyperon (English): Any baryon with a non-zero strangeness

Definitions

  1. Any baryon with a non-zero strangeness

Ancestry of “hyperon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hyperon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →