Where does “hyperterritorial” come from?
hyperterritorial (English) comes from English territorial, from Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territōrium, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
hyperterritorial (English): Extremely territorial
Definitions
- Extremely territorial
Ancestry of “hyperterritorial”, step by step
hyperterritorial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English territorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | territorial | Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific... |
| 2 | Late Latin | territorialis | territorial; of or pertaining to a territory |
| 3 | Latin | territōrium | territory particularly |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |