Where does “Medienhype” come from?
Medienhype (German) comes from German 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-.
Medienhype (German): media circus
Definitions
- media circus
Ancestry of “Medienhype”, step by step
Medienhype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | 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- | — |
via German Medien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medien | plural of Medium; media |