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Where does “hyperrational” come from?

hyperrational (English) comes from English rational, from French rationalité, from French rationnel, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hyperrational (English): Extremely rational

Definitions

  1. Extremely rational

Ancestry of “hyperrational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrationalCapable of reasoning; Logically sound; not...
2Frenchrationalitérationality
3Frenchrationnelrational
4Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
5Latinratiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
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
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