Where does “hyperphoretic” come from?
hyperphoretic (English) comes from English hyperphoresy, from English phoresy, from French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις, from Ancient Greek φορέω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
hyperphoretic (English): Exhibiting hyperphoresy
Definitions
- Exhibiting hyperphoresy
Ancestry of “hyperphoretic”, step by step
hyperphoretic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hyperphoresy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyperphoresy | The situation of one organism carrying another... |
| 2 | English | phoresy | An association between two organisms in which one... |
| 3 | French | phorésie | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φόρησις | Wearing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φορέω | to bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English phoretic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phoretic | Of or pertaining to phoresis or to phoronts |