Where does “hypertufa” come from?

hypertufa (English) comes from English tufa, from Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus — tuff (kind of rock).

hypertufa (English): An anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded...

Definitions

  1. An anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded...

Ancestry of “hypertufa”, step by step

hypertufa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tufa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtufaCalcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a...
2Italiantufotuff
3Latintōfustuff (kind of rock)

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Latin tōfus →Every word from Italian tufo →Every word from English tufa →