Where does “hipergamia” come from?

hipergamia (Galician) comes from Galician hiper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hipergamia (Galician): hypergamy

Definitions

hypergamy

Ancestry of “hipergamia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Galician	hiper-	hyper
2	Ancient Greek	ὑπέρ	for; over-much, above measure
3	Proto-Indo-European	upér	above; over
4	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →