Where does “megahype” come from?
megahype (English) comes from English hype, from English hyperbole, from Italian iperbole, from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ.
megahype (English): Extreme hype
Definitions
- Extreme hype
Ancestry of “megahype”, step by step
megahype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hype | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated... |
| 2 | English | hyperbole | Deliberate or unintentional overstatement,... |
| 3 | Italian | iperbole | hyperbola; hyperbole |
| 4 | Latin | hyperbolē | exaggeration, hyperbole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβολή | overshooting; superiority; excess, extremity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβάλλω | to go beyond, exceed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερ- | over-, super- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |