Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “hypertextual” come from?

hypertextual (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-.

hypertextual (English): Of or relating to hypertext

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to hypertext

Ancestry of “hypertextual”, 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-—

Words derived from “hypertextual”

  • hypertextually
  • hypertextualization
  • hypertextualize
  • nonhypertextual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →