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Where does “hyperproduce” come from?

hyperproduce (English) comes from English hyper-, from Greek υπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hyperproduce (English): To produce to an excessive degree

Definitions

  1. To produce to an excessive degree

Ancestry of “hyperproduce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyper-over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in...
2Greekυπερ-hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur-
3Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
4Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →