Where does “hypettää” come from?
hypettää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hype, from English hype, from English hyperbole, from Italian iperbole, from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-.
hypettää (Finnish): to hype
Definitions
- to hype
Ancestry of “hypettää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hype | hype |
| 2 | English | hype | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated... |
| 3 | English | hyperbole | Deliberate or unintentional overstatement,... |
| 4 | Italian | iperbole | hyperbola; hyperbole |
| 5 | Latin | hyperbolē | exaggeration, hyperbole |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβολή | overshooting; superiority; excess, extremity |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβάλλω | to go beyond, exceed |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερ- | over-, super- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |